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Rambler · 05-19-13, 02:29 AM

While the area might be open to the public, it's still private property (private property=not owned by the government). If the owner of the property does not want anyone around after hours, that is within their rights, and a trespass agreement empowers the police to enforce those wishes without any posted signs or individual requests for service.

Now, if there was no such agreement in place for that property, and no signs posted, then the cop was overstepping his bounds, as there would not be any legal reason to run you off from an area commonly open to the public.

So, in short, without knowing what agreements the property owner has with the department, it's hard to tell if the officer was being a jerk or not.

05-19-13, 02:29 AM	#5
Rambler Jaded Skipper Join Date: May 2013 Location: NC, USA Posts: 12 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	While the area might be open to the public, it's still private property (private property=not owned by the government). If the owner of the property does not want anyone around after hours, that is within their rights, and a trespass agreement empowers the police to enforce those wishes without any posted signs or individual requests for service. Now, if there was no such agreement in place for that property, and no signs posted, then the cop was overstepping his bounds, as there would not be any legal reason to run you off from an area commonly open to the public. So, in short, without knowing what agreements the property owner has with the department, it's hard to tell if the officer was being a jerk or not. __________________ Rambler