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First off, anecdote != data. But I'll bite. > The newcomers with dogs would chuck their dog's droppings over the fence and onto the ballpark. This seems more
by kareemm 12y ago
First off, anecdote != data.
But I'll bite.
> The newcomers with dogs would chuck their dog's droppings over the fence and onto the ballpark.
This seems more like douchebaggery than entitlement. If I had to hazard a guess, douchebaggery isn't limited to gentrifiers.
> Seems like the newcomers didn't like the bodega feel when they were out walking their dogs.
Seems like a function of (middle-to-upper-class) western life and its disappearing third places. But perhaps playing dominoes in the park is illegal?
- TehCorwiz 12y agoWait...Did you just argue that gathering in a park (a public gathering place) and playing a board game can be illegal? Where do you live that has laws like that?
- Fishkins 12y agoI believe it's relatively common to gamble on dominoes, and gambling is often illegal. Even so, it's an innocuous crime and probably not the real reason they were hassled.
- TehCorwiz 12y agoToday I learned that people gamble on dominoes. Not that I agree with gambling, or with it being illegal, but I suppose that is more justified than just playing dominoes.