We can't know anything for sure... but they were in the back of a pick up. That would give us some inkling that direction.
Areal photos of the church show no "woods" around the church area.
a) the 2nd group was already out in the "woods" and everyone was "geared up"
b) how old were the areal photos or satellite photos you saw??? sometimes they are only taken every so many years.... long after tree cover has grown up....
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It would have been negligent for the officer not to question the youth.
I agree, they actually did what they were supposed to do....
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My youth group meets at the church and then goes from there to our destination for almost everything we do.
Its a very logical assumption.
Its a false assumption though....
the police report clearly specified they played at the church more than once a month.... NOT somewhere else once a month....
read my above post #90....
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I see nearly everyone at fault here. The youth for looking they are about to go on a gangland shooting and the Madison aldermen (I live in the area) who will use ANY excuse to pass bad laws. "A bad law is better than doing nothing!" is their liberal mantra.
The only ones completely NOT at fault are the cops! Can you imagine if this WAS a group of "yutes" ready to go on a killing spree and they didn't do anything because it was private property or they thought they were just playing?
well, i dont agree about the cops.
yes, it would have been neglegent for the cops not to stop and ask questions.
having gotten the answers, a police report filed then allows all Madison Police to understand that these kids are on their church property, with adult supervision playing.
going forward, the police in the area now are armed with enough information to prevent them from fireing on a child with a toy in their hand, and at the same time not feel threatened.
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yes, it would have been neglegent for the cops not to stop and ask questions.
having gotten the answers, a police report filed then allows all Madison Police to understand that these kids are on their church property, with adult supervision playing.
going forward, the police in the area now are armed with enough information to prevent them from fireing on a child with a toy in their hand, and at the same time not feel threatened.
a) the 2nd group was already out in the "woods" and everyone was "geared up"
b) how old were the areal photos or satellite photos you saw??? sometimes they are only taken every so many years.... long after tree cover has grown up....
it is reasonable to assume that if you use google earth, the photos would be in the last 5 years. not near enough time to see trees grow.
also, if they are in the city, the opposite might be the case, that trees would be cut down, but NOT to see a clean city lot turn into forrest.
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the police report clearly specified they played at the church more than once a month.... NOT somewhere else once a month....
read my above post #90....
...which makes the interference by both the police and the city council even more egregious!
They KNOW these kids will be AT THIS LOCATION playing with air guns (which is legal in the United States until the gestapo comes and takes away our kids toys)
There is NO reason what so ever for this harassment! Furthermore, according to the article, neither the police nor the new ordinance apply to this situation as it is private property and thus exempt!
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it is reasonable to assume that if you use google earth, the photos would be in the last 5 years. not near enough time to see trees grow.
also, if they are in the city, the opposite might be the case, that trees would be cut down, but NOT to see a clean city lot turn into forrest.
police report clearly specified "woods" not "grouping of trees"..... additionally, you can't really hide and sneak around where theres absolutely no tree cover....
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