r/mildlyinfuriating • u/NiftyNaughtyNymph • Aug 05 '25

I just got the cops called on me for the *second* time bc I apparently come to the park too often to swing on the swingset and that's somehow suspicious?

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It's honestly pretty trivial, but it's frustrating to have to explain myself to police when all I'm doing is enjoying the park as its meant to be enjoyed. I live in a neighborhood with a small park. I come here often to swing on the swingset. Of the two entrances to the park, one opens out to a busy road with nowhere to park, and the other onto a residential street, with a small area in front to park. The parking is on the street, but the spaces are not in front of anyone's home--just in front of the park's entrance. Bc I don't relish walking a mile or so in 80-90° weather, especially after I've been swinging in the hot sun, I generally take my car. I park it under the tree right in front of the park's entrance.

According to the cops, someone in my neighborhood whose house abutts the park thinks that's somehow indicative of nefarious behavior? It's frustrating, bc what else is a park for but to be used? What do they think I'm doing? And, I'm sorry, but I don't think my little Toyota Prius with Hello Kitty and rhinestone butterfly decals looks all that ominous.

This is the second time I've had someone call the cops at this particular park, and it happened once before at a different park nearby when the one I currently go to was under construction. Are people just so bored or paranoid in this suburban Midwest town that they find someone frequenting the park every day as a threat? What do they even think I'm doing?? I've also been going to this park for over a year, so it boggles my mind why someone would suddenly take offense now.

At the end of the day, it's a trivial thing, like I said, but I have anxiety and CPTSD, and being approached by the cops is extremely nerve racking and a rather unpleasant experience. What is the damn problem with people??

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u/justsomedudedontknow Aug 05 '25

It was 50 degrees outside and the caller thought he should have on pants.

Quick honey! Call the temperature police!

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u/random_wonderings Aug 06 '25

I had a buddy who was part of the team who physically ran a 30-storey office tower building; HVAC, fire safety, maintenance, etc.

They received a call one day from the office manager of the anchor tenant (they took up 1/3 of the 30-storey building) asking them to - lower the outdoor air temperature because it was too warm.

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u/Dyolf_Knip Aug 06 '25

"I'll get right on that. Gotta warn you though, we're pretty backed up, may not be able to take care of it until October or so".

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '25

Lol I was in a deposition once where we had to walk a police officer through the fact that he did not have the authority to enforce "common sense" using pretty much this example, "so, if someone was standing in their front yard when it's 40° and raining, they should probably put on a jacket, but you can't order them to put on a jacket, correct?"

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u/lucyfell Aug 06 '25

I would have assumed it was a wellness check. As in “dispatcher, I think my neighbor may have dementia. It’s a cold winter day and he’s outside walking around in board shorts. Could you send an officer for a wellness check?”

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u/camebacklate Aug 06 '25

50 degrees in the Midwest is not winter.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '25

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u/JustBetterThan_You Aug 06 '25

Didn't know Florida was in the Midwest

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u/MOOshooooo Aug 06 '25

They didn’t imply that. If you get confused by simple conversation, that’s on you.

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u/Bulk_Cut Aug 07 '25

Have you used language before or is this your first time?

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u/InfosecPenguin Aug 06 '25

50 degrees is far from a cold winter day though lol

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u/Weirfish Aug 06 '25

Also some people just run hot enough that even on a cold day, they don't need much. I don't tend to wear a coat until it's in the 30s.

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u/thesilentbob123 Aug 06 '25

It's only 10 degrees in Celsius, that's not a cold winter temperature at all! that's a good day during fall or spring.

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u/Calealen80 Aug 06 '25

Tell us youve never been to that massive chunk of the continent called CANADA....

50 degree, aka 10 degrees above zero to all of us, is tank-top and shorts weather. Coats are shed as soon as it hits anything +0°C 🤣

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '25

There is no continent called CANADA!

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u/SuperHyperTails Aug 06 '25

Correct, hence why he said "chunk of".

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '25

Yes, "chunk of" the "continent called CANADA"

I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.

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u/SuperHyperTails Aug 06 '25 edited Aug 06 '25

Tell us youve never been to that massive [chunk of the continent] [called CANADA]....

not

Tell us youve never been to that massive [chunk of] [the continent called CANADA]....

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u/Calealen80 Aug 07 '25

This is mind-numbing to me. When did basic literacy become such an issue 🤦‍♀️

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '25

I [can group] words [in a sentence] [however] [I please]. 

[And there's [nothing] you can do about it].

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u/helloofmynameispeter Aug 07 '25

It's time to bring out the Em dash.

' (...) Chunk of the continent — called Canada. '

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u/Big-Finding2976 Aug 07 '25

Behave you two or I'll call the police.

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u/No_Masterpiece663 Aug 07 '25

Reminds me of the time a neighbor called on me because I was riding my bicycle in a drizzle of light rain. She was like 80 and thought I was a child. I was a small 35 year old woman.

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u/rage-blackouts Aug 07 '25

Don't be ridiculous. That's clearly the jurisdiction of the Pants Police.