Do you agree with IOP's proposal to fine beach goers who don't flatten sandcastles or fill in holes?
| Yes, sand castles and unfilled holes are a saftey hazard | 11% | 114 votes |
| No, police should focus their attention on real crime | 88% | 893 votes |
| 1007 total votes | ||
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Posted by formercharlestonianinduluth on March 31, 2008 at 3:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Back in my day, the ocean did the job. Did the ocean go on strike? Let's let the "sand patrol" do something better with the taxpayer's money - like fight crime.
Posted by groggle on March 31, 2008 at 8:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I'm sorry, this is all just ridiculous. Unenforceable, a PR bombshell, and a complete waste of resources. There is no way this will ever happen.
Posted by BKLYNIRISH on April 1, 2008 at 2:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)
"They think it is pretty stupid considering the crime rate in the Charleston area."
North Charleston, select areas of the City of Charleston, yes. Isle of Palms, nope.
Posted by wpc3iop on April 2, 2008 at 12:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The IOP council must feel pretty stupid...what a ridiculous waste of time and resources...
Posted by wesdun on April 2, 2008 at 9:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Your government in action... getting the attention of the masses. Politics... who 'thunk' it up???
Posted by charlestonnative1963 on April 3, 2008 at 10:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
sheeee There is a little secret that those of us in Mt P. call Sullivans Island and they dont do silly things like monitor sand and charge a fee for parking...dont tell the folks on 17 or or those outsiders from North Charleston, let them continue to go to the Isle of Palms and pay to park + risk a ricket for building a sand castle...what will THEY think of next...letting 18 year olds buy a hand gun! Thanks marky Mark
Posted by charlestonnative1963 on April 3, 2008 at 10:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Glevans the crime is not east of the Cooper---that was just dumb!
Posted by yeayea on April 4, 2008 at 10:25 a.m. (Suggest removal)
"I'm checking this sand for fingerprints and if they come back to you son, YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL"
Posted by glevans on March 31, 2008 at 8:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Funny, I read this article this morning online and this afternoon, it was on the local news here in central Texas. They think it is pretty stupid considering the crime rate in the Charleston area. I think time would be better spent chasing down drug dealers, gun dealers and violent offenders then trying to catch kids walking away from sandcastles that they built. The ocean will take care of sandcastles on it's own, it always did when we built them...sometimes right in the middle of building them! Don't take fun away from kids, take violence off the streets to protect the kids.