I went hunting this morning at an old school, burned down, now private property and had permission. The school is next to a small park, in fact the park was once part of the school.I noticed two young girls playing in the park, maybe 8 yrs old. I saw no adults around. They both finally came to see what I was doing. Being a grown male, having young children near me with no adults in sight makes men nervous, so I nicely told them to go back and play, but they followed being nosy. I asked where their parents were, told mommy went to Burger King.... about this time mommy pulled up in a car.
Anyway, she yelled for them to come over, could tell she was talking. She got the girls eating on the picnic table and came towards me with a scowl and said I needed to leave. I told her I had permission and she then said "park hunting" was illegal and she is right about this park. I told her I wasn't on the park and on private property. She left, cell phone came out.....oh boy.
Not long police show up, talk to her, then here they come. The ladies complaint was a strange man talking to her young children and she was concerned. I explained to the cop I wasn't strange to the property owner.
The cop asked for my ID, in which I said no. I told the cop they should be more concerned with the lady leaving young kids alone in a park not in the greatest part of town. One officer kept asking why I wouldn't show ID, told him unless I was being charged or arrested I wouldn't. I also told him this property was posted and the lady and her children were trespassing. They left, took my car tag. I did see one officer seemingly arguing with the lady.
She gathered her kids and left.
Anyway, she yelled for them to come over, could tell she was talking. She got the girls eating on the picnic table and came towards me with a scowl and said I needed to leave. I told her I had permission and she then said "park hunting" was illegal and she is right about this park. I told her I wasn't on the park and on private property. She left, cell phone came out.....oh boy.
Not long police show up, talk to her, then here they come. The ladies complaint was a strange man talking to her young children and she was concerned. I explained to the cop I wasn't strange to the property owner.
The cop asked for my ID, in which I said no. I told the cop they should be more concerned with the lady leaving young kids alone in a park not in the greatest part of town. One officer kept asking why I wouldn't show ID, told him unless I was being charged or arrested I wouldn't. I also told him this property was posted and the lady and her children were trespassing. They left, took my car tag. I did see one officer seemingly arguing with the lady.
She gathered her kids and left.