tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post6406609759439772197..comments2024-02-24T05:11:30.646-06:00Comments on The Director's Desk: How laws are madeTom Casadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-50944569525387311232014-02-28T10:22:26.559-06:002014-02-28T10:22:26.559-06:00Am I the only one to notice the bullet hole beside...Am I the only one to notice the bullet hole beside the last news article? Seems like someone did not like that one! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-39711869457422437492014-02-28T00:57:20.913-06:002014-02-28T00:57:20.913-06:00Maybe I am old fashioned or just a fuddy duddy but...Maybe I am old fashioned or just a fuddy duddy but I do not understand why everyone seems to think that in order to have a good time alchol must be involved.<br /><br />I can go out with family or friends and partake of a lot of activies and have a great time without touching one drop of alcohol.<br /><br />Please do not misunderstand me I have drank and on occissions I will go out to an estibilishment and have a drink.<br /><br />I personally believe that Lincoln has enough estibilishments selling alcohol that theaters do not need to start selling it also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-50729835429105558642014-02-26T11:17:46.559-06:002014-02-26T11:17:46.559-06:00Tom:
I totally understand and agree. My question ...Tom:<br /><br />I totally understand and agree. My question is, what will happen when those who oppose liquor sales at the theater (or anywhere for that matter) start making complaints to police about violations of the ordinance in question? I'd be surprised if someone doesn't complain about a pizza parlor or bowling alley violating the ordinance now that it has become news.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369138557977907215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-3350795765961030922014-02-26T09:14:07.264-06:002014-02-26T09:14:07.264-06:00Steve,
If you took enforcement action for every ...Steve, <br /><br />If you took enforcement action for every violation you saw, you wouldn't make it very far from the station door. It's illegal to expectorate on a sidewalk or to flip a cigarette butt on the ground. Go look around 14th and O and count the butts and blobs of chewing gum.<br /><br />There are many, many statutes and ordinances that are only enforced upon complaint, or when the most obvious and egregious violations occur.<br /><br />Nobody is going into pizza parlors to card high schoolers. On the other hand, if a topless joint was being frequented by 15 year-olds after 9:00 PM, I can assure you it would draw the attention of the constable. Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-3269779570808970152014-02-26T09:00:53.092-06:002014-02-26T09:00:53.092-06:00Anonymous 8:48,
Oh, I wouldn't think so. I im...Anonymous 8:48,<br /><br />Oh, I wouldn't think so. I imagine <a href="http://lpd304.blogspot.com/2008/03/case-number-one.html" rel="nofollow">Case Number 1</a> was the result of a POP project.Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-76906293155057979292014-02-26T08:48:18.431-06:002014-02-26T08:48:18.431-06:00Was that also the first documented POP project?Was that also the first documented POP project?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-77539523737710239152014-02-26T08:45:47.566-06:002014-02-26T08:45:47.566-06:00LJS has given considerable coverage to this issue ...LJS has given considerable coverage to this issue recently. It would seem public opinion is split on the advisability of allowing liquor in theaters based on comments to those articles. Your examples of how liquor licenses have proliferated in previously unlikely venues points out the "foot in the door" effect on the ability to persauade people. I found an interesting study on that effect (http://wimp.com/persuasiontrick/).<br /><br />It would seem our ordinance is routinely violated and not enforced, which is the case with quite a number of city ordinances (and probably state and federal laws as well). It is understandable to the extent that we simply don't have the forces necessary to enforce all our laws all the time. It seems the policy of only enforcing laws when a complaint has been made is reasonable in many of these situations. An example might be a car parked too close to the end of my driveway. Most likely no one cares unless it were me. So, if I don't care, you could say, "No harm, no foul."<br /><br />It was suggested that this "by complaint only" enforcement of the law prohibiting young folk in establishments that sell liquor might be reasonable. However, in a case like this, I think there are enough people who oppose the idea that there would be numerous complaints even if those complaining suffered no direct impact, but rather simply didn't like the idea. If this was the case, and the law was enforced, it would significantly affect a lot of businesses.<br /><br />I'm wondering in this situation if police and/or prosecutors could legally ignore the complaints. It seems we have no legal process to officially stop enforcement. I have personally been involved in situations where a law was being broken, a complaint was made, and police refused to do anything about it. I'm wondering what you think will, or should happen, in regard to this problem.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369138557977907215noreply@blogger.com