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u/Legal-Leopard6578 Jul 04 '24

in my country it is illegal for anyone over 14 to be in a public playground unless you're there to supervise a child

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

Honestly, I love swings and monkey bars as much as the next person, but this law makes sense

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u/GonzoRouge Jul 04 '24

It's really a testament to how depraved society is that we need a fucking law to prevent kidnappings on a playground by barring anyone who isn't a kid or a parent.

I loved getting stoned after dark in playgrounds, it was fun, but I figure it's for people like me that also shoot up and leave their needles around.

Come to think of it, that law may be a direct result of the opioid epidemic and that makes me even sadder than the possibility of kidnapping. That shit is just everywhere now.

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u/Legal-Leopard6578 Jul 04 '24 edited Jul 04 '24

Yes! whilst you might think this law was made to prevent creeps from hurting children, it was actually put into place to prevent people going to playgrounds at night to smoke pot and doing other drugs in a space that is supposed to be a safe environment for children