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"Police in Florida busted a game of mahjong in Florida at a condominium clubhouse. The group accused of the crime: four women between the ages of 87 and 95. Heritage Florida reports that police came to shut down the friendly game played by Lee Delnick, Bernice Diamond, Helen Greenspan and Zelda King. King says word spread about their weekly gathering and that a “troublemaker” in the community called the police citing a law that prohibits playing the game for money. Police closed the clubhouse."
Wait, it gets better.
"Police reportedly stopped by several times later that week to make sure the games weren’t being played."
Let's see, someone called in a complaint. The women are apparently violating one of Florida's stupid HOA rules. Someone calls to complain. So now it's the police fault?
Let's see, someone called in a complaint. The women are apparently violating one of Florida's stupid HOA rules. Someone calls to complain. So now it's the police fault?
Did not read the article I see....
"It is unclear what ordinance the caller thought the group of ladies were violating and why police officials decided to break up the game."
They were not in the clubhouse, they were in their individual apartments....
I guess they could have been terrorist or something....you know how fast those old ladies can move.....
Let's see, someone called in a complaint. The women are apparently violating one of Florida's stupid HOA rules. Someone calls to complain. So now it's the police fault?
I was going to joke about how the betting on mahjong has lead thousands of 87-95 year-old women to more serious gambling problems like running numbers to opening bookie joints, but seriously...
Cops should know what law is being violated, in this case, apparently none. Otherwise, tell busybody complainer to take it up with the HOA.
Let's see, someone called in a complaint. The women are apparently violating one of Florida's stupid HOA rules. Someone calls to complain. So now it's the police fault?
"It is unclear what ordinance the caller thought the group of ladies were violating and why police officials decided to break up the game."
They were not in the clubhouse, they were in their individual apartments....
I guess they could have been terrorist or something....you know how fast those old ladies can move.....
They were in the clubhouse, NOT their own apartments.
"Police in Florida busted a game of mahjong in Florida at a condominium clubhouse. The group accused of the crime: four women between the ages of 87 and 95."
Sounds like a nosy busy body that probably complained about the neighbors kids riding bikes and playing basketball years ago before living in a retirement community. Heck, she probably complains when a residents grandkids visit for a few hours.
I'm probably wrong about this, but someone once told me that old people retire in Florida. I am surprised that the cops would invade and that the manager would tell the ladies to "lay low". Isn't it the manager's job to make the residents comfortable? Didn't the manager read the news and find out that there was no crime? Sure, the cops did their job responding to the call, but they have the complaining callers number on their phone. Seems to me that someone else should be getting an in-person call the next time they investigate to see if Tampa's version of Atlantic City is still in operation.
"Police in Florida busted a game of mahjong in Florida at a condominium clubhouse. The group accused of the crime: four women between the ages of 87 and 95. Heritage Florida reports that police came to shut down the friendly game played by Lee Delnick, Bernice Diamond, Helen Greenspan and Zelda King. King says word spread about their weekly gathering and that a “troublemaker” in the community called the police citing a law that prohibits playing the game for money. Police closed the clubhouse."
Wait, it gets better.
"Police reportedly stopped by several times later that week to make sure the games weren’t being played."
"Police in Florida busted a game of mahjong in Florida at a condominium clubhouse. The group accused of the crime: four women between the ages of 87 and 95. Heritage Florida reports that police came to shut down the friendly game played by Lee Delnick, Bernice Diamond, Helen Greenspan and Zelda King. King says word spread about their weekly gathering and that a “troublemaker” in the community called the police citing a law that prohibits playing the game for money. Police closed the clubhouse."
Wait, it gets better.
"Police reportedly stopped by several times later that week to make sure the games weren’t being played."
No word yet if they plan to go out to the parking lot and turn over a few cars to protest this police harassment.
Black Lives Matter has certainly not gotten great publicity for itself, eh? Racial profiling is done with such frequency to minorities, though, that it's hard not to see a little of the other side's story. Unfair racial profiling really is done too frequently, and it's pretty easy for a policeman to find a "crime" after he detains someone, especially if his opinion against that group is already biased--a large sum of money on the person might be subject to confiscation and "donated" to the police even if the person is found innocent, the person might be unfairly jailed or subjected to fines, or the person might be hit with a "noncompliance" charge.
Too bad there's no "Elderly People Matter" group. The senior citizens in this country are sometimes not treated well, either, and HOAs might as well be criminal organizations. They have so many rules that make no sense at all.
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