To expand on the last point a bit more, the fact is a "loud and unruly gathering" is, at best, very loosely defined by the proposed ordinance.
For example, not every gathering with eight or more people will be considered "loud and unruly," thus leaving the definition of a "loud and unruly gathering" up to the officer's discretion alone.
It takes a next-door neighbor wielding a bat to show Helen how to disperse an unruly teenage gathering.
Yes, the "loud and unruly gathering" ordinance helped.
The "loud and unruly gathering ordinance" would allow officers to issue citations to people who organize a party that gets out of hand, and to partygoers who violate its guidelines.
At a City Council study session Tuesday, police officials introduced an ordinance restricting "loud and unruly gatherings". The law, modeled after one in Tucson, would give city officials the ability to fine partygoers up to $8,000 for repeat violations — more than five times what Arizona's law provides.
"I know most students do not condone the negative behavior of a few, but, unfortunately we must acknowledge that our campus has a history of large-scale unruly gatherings, often associated with sporting events," Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Enku Gelaye wrote in message to students, urging the campus to "defy expectations" and reject calls to riot posted on social media.
In that same time frame, officers gave out five citations for loud or unruly gatherings, three on Tuesday and two on Wednesday, Lowe said.
I feel certain that this weekend's horrific shooting spree will not deter most public officials from meeting with large, sometimes unruly gatherings of constituents.
Loud parties and unruly gatherings that police must respond to more than once will cost the party-givers police service fees, according to an ordinance passed by the City Council.
But if you approve this ordinance, Newport Beach will ultimately be deterring a very small group of people who wish to either host, or participate in, "loud and unruly gatherings," compared with the amount of people whose rights will be infringed upon by an ordinance that gives officers even more power based almost solely on discretion alone.
