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发帖数: 15010 | 1 Pennsylvania man forges new path: 'Slimdown' jog gets him $100 fine
For one runner, getting slim during the slimdown comes at a price.
A Pennsylvania man who went jogging in a national historic park was slapped
with a $100 fine because the area was closed due to Washington’s budget
impasse, he said Tuesday.
John Bell, 56, of Chadds Ford, said he parked his car on Sunday morning near
a remote area in Valley Forge National Historic Park that was not blocked
by a barrier. He thought that a small sign alerting visitors to the park’s
closure was meant for vehicular traffic, not visitors, especially after he
saw other runners and bikers in the park.
But when Bell later returned to his vehicle, he found flashing police lights
and two armed park rangers waiting for him.
Bell plans to fight the ticket in federal court. He said the legal challenge
is about principle, not money.
“I just think it’s wrong,” said Bell, who’s run at Valley Forge for 25
years and has participated in marathons that have raised money for
organizations such as The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Johns Hopkins
Children’s Center. “There was no warning at all, about anything. I asked
them, ‘why are you guys doing this?’ Their answer was, ‘don’t you watch
the news?’ In no way were they trying to be nice about this.”
Bell insists that he wasn’t at the park to make a political statement. “I
just went down there because that’s where I always go,” he said.
Jeremy Gonzalez Ibrahim, a friend of Bell’s who is representing him pro
bono, said his client has already received more than 100 emails of support
from across the country.
Since the slimdown began last week, the Park Service has furloughed 20,000
employees, though about 3,000 are providing security and emergency services,
the agency has said.
The Park Service did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
The incident comes at a time of heightened scrutiny for the agency, which
has been accused of kicking families out of their homes and shuttering
private businesses because they sit on federal parkland.
Last week, Bruce O’Connell, the owner of the privately-run Pisgah Inn along
the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, said park rangers had blocked the
entrance to the lodge’s parking lot, telling him that they “were just
following orders.”
Meanwhile, an elderly couple in Nevada was forced to leave their home last
week because it sits on federal land, KTNV reported.
House Republicans have said they plan to investigate what they describe as
overzealous responses to the partial shutdown.
FoxNews.com's Judson Berger and The Associated Press contributed to this
report.
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RoyAmerican
RoyAmerican 1 hour ago
I have been living in the Valley Forge park area since 1998 and can tell
police officers here are very nice and helpful. But I cannot agree with this
incident at all with them. They should have used some common sense in this
case. Running the plate and checking on his ID they should have let it go by
warning him and letting him know that he should not do it again till the
shut down is over. Lets not blame the officers who is trying to do their job
. If our politicians cannot use a common sense to run our country how do we
expect a police officer to use the common sense. I hope in the next step
Judge uses a common sense to let this ticket go and make us feel that we
still are Americans and live in a democracy.
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misterharley
misterharley 5 hours ago
I'm beginning to think that the bills to prop up NPS rangers and other fed
services was a mistake. Lets really let them shutdown if this the way they
wish to behave. No back pay, either.
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LTCretWiser
LTCretWiser 5 hours ago
Bobo and the Dems at work punishing Taxpayers trying to stay healthy while
Dems/Bobo trash the country and its credit. MOWRONS as well as Traitors!
Ironic it happened at Valley Forge. Runners, take a dump in a federal park
near you today.
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Greenmom
Greenmom 4 hours ago
@LTCretWiser PUNISHING TAXPAYERS FOR TRYING TO STAY HEALTHY???? Really, you
think that???
Here's an idea...let Boehner take the clean CR to the floor for a vote (
WHICH IS HIS JOB! But the only reason he wont do it is he KNOWS IT WILL PASS
!!)
THEN we can get the government re-opened, and all of those jogging-deprived
Republicans can go jog a million miles through every state park in the USA...
or Boehner can NOT send the CR to Congress for a vote and they can all go
join a gym and jump on a treadmill. Either way, tea party... your choice!!
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UmErBut...
UmErBut... 7 hours ago
Hey, Democrats - remember you voted for the creeps leading the Senate and
the Executive branch. The House has the power of the purse. The Senate and
the POTUS are attempting to usurp that enumerated Constitutional power. That
, in itself, is unconstitutional behavior. I hope you're proud of your
turkeys. I hold them in utter contempt.
{^_^}
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shellackobama
shellackobama 8 hours ago
obama built this.
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发帖数: 15010 | 4 Pennsylvania man forges new path: 'Slimdown' jog gets him $100 fine
For one runner, getting slim during the slimdown comes at a price.
A Pennsylvania man who went jogging in a national historic park was slapped
with a $100 fine because the area was closed due to Washington’s budget
impasse, he said Tuesday.
John Bell, 56, of Chadds Ford, said he parked his car on Sunday morning near
a remote area in Valley Forge National Historic Park that was not blocked
by a barrier. He thought that a small sign alerting visitors to the park’s
closure was meant for vehicular traffic, not visitors, especially after he
saw other runners and bikers in the park.
But when Bell later returned to his vehicle, he found flashing police lights
and two armed park rangers waiting for him.
Bell plans to fight the ticket in federal court. He said the legal challenge
is about principle, not money.
“I just think it’s wrong,” said Bell, who’s run at Valley Forge for 25
years and has participated in marathons that have raised money for
organizations such as The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Johns Hopkins
Children’s Center. “There was no warning at all, about anything. I asked
them, ‘why are you guys doing this?’ Their answer was, ‘don’t you watch
the news?’ In no way were they trying to be nice about this.”
Bell insists that he wasn’t at the park to make a political statement. “I
just went down there because that’s where I always go,” he said.
Jeremy Gonzalez Ibrahim, a friend of Bell’s who is representing him pro
bono, said his client has already received more than 100 emails of support
from across the country.
Since the slimdown began last week, the Park Service has furloughed 20,000
employees, though about 3,000 are providing security and emergency services,
the agency has said.
The Park Service did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
The incident comes at a time of heightened scrutiny for the agency, which
has been accused of kicking families out of their homes and shuttering
private businesses because they sit on federal parkland.
Last week, Bruce O’Connell, the owner of the privately-run Pisgah Inn along
the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, said park rangers had blocked the
entrance to the lodge’s parking lot, telling him that they “were just
following orders.”
Meanwhile, an elderly couple in Nevada was forced to leave their home last
week because it sits on federal land, KTNV reported.
House Republicans have said they plan to investigate what they describe as
overzealous responses to the partial shutdown.
FoxNews.com's Judson Berger and The Associated Press contributed to this
report.
Advertisement
Politics Videos
Republican congressman blasts handling of death benefits to families of
fallen service members during budget stalemate
Rep. Duncan Hunter: DOD needs more warriors, fewer lawyers
Reaction from Fox News political analyst Juan Williams
Did President Obama open door to budget negotiations?
Name-calling hurting chances of a debt deal?
Did budget stalemate destroy civility on Capitol Hill?
Mike Emanuel reports from Washington, D.C.
Obama invites Democrats to White House to talk budget
Lauren Simonetti reports from New York
Obama to nominate Janet Yellen for Federal Reserve chair
Trending in Politics
1
Liberals tell Obama to bring the pain
2
VA chief issues dire warning, says millions of veterans might lose
payments
3
Congress, White House all over the map on fiscal crisis solution
4
5 businesses disrupted by the partial gov't shutdown, over owners'
objections
5
Military foundation offers to cover death benefits amid outrage over
freeze
Advertisement
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Did John Boehner just end the debt-ceiling fight? (The Washington Post)
12 Weapons That Changed Everything (The Fiscal Times)
Obama Administration Aide Tweets Racial Slur, Apologizes (National
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UFO Captured on Film? (uLive)
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NPS orders closure of park that receives no federal funding (Politics)
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(Opinion)
As slimdown drags on, mean-spirited, petty attacks on America's veterans
by Team Obama are an outrage (Opinion)
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’t (Politics)
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RoyAmerican
RoyAmerican 1 hour ago
I have been living in the Valley Forge park area since 1998 and can tell
police officers here are very nice and helpful. But I cannot agree with this
incident at all with them. They should have used some common sense in this
case. Running the plate and checking on his ID they should have let it go by
warning him and letting him know that he should not do it again till the
shut down is over. Lets not blame the officers who is trying to do their job
. If our politicians cannot use a common sense to run our country how do we
expect a police officer to use the common sense. I hope in the next step
Judge uses a common sense to let this ticket go and make us feel that we
still are Americans and live in a democracy.
FlagShare
LikeReply
misterharley
misterharley 5 hours ago
I'm beginning to think that the bills to prop up NPS rangers and other fed
services was a mistake. Lets really let them shutdown if this the way they
wish to behave. No back pay, either.
FlagShare
1LikeReply
LTCretWiser
LTCretWiser 5 hours ago
Bobo and the Dems at work punishing Taxpayers trying to stay healthy while
Dems/Bobo trash the country and its credit. MOWRONS as well as Traitors!
Ironic it happened at Valley Forge. Runners, take a dump in a federal park
near you today.
FlagShare
1LikeReply
Greenmom
Greenmom 4 hours ago
@LTCretWiser PUNISHING TAXPAYERS FOR TRYING TO STAY HEALTHY???? Really, you
think that???
Here's an idea...let Boehner take the clean CR to the floor for a vote (
WHICH IS HIS JOB! But the only reason he wont do it is he KNOWS IT WILL PASS
!!)
THEN we can get the government re-opened, and all of those jogging-deprived
Republicans can go jog a million miles through every state park in the USA...
or Boehner can NOT send the CR to Congress for a vote and they can all go
join a gym and jump on a treadmill. Either way, tea party... your choice!!
FlagShare
LikeReply
UmErBut...
UmErBut... 7 hours ago
Hey, Democrats - remember you voted for the creeps leading the Senate and
the Executive branch. The House has the power of the purse. The Senate and
the POTUS are attempting to usurp that enumerated Constitutional power. That
, in itself, is unconstitutional behavior. I hope you're proud of your
turkeys. I hold them in utter contempt.
{^_^}
FlagShare
1LikeReply
shellackobama
shellackobama 8 hours ago
obama built this.
FlagShare | m*******r
发帖数: 8950 | | g********0
发帖数: 15010 | 6 大多数不上班了，还有极少数值班
【在 m*******r 的大作中提到】
: 是被谁罚的款？ 不是PATROL都不上班了吗？
| H**J
发帖数: 690 | 7 而且那少数人就是发ticket 的
不知道这个case结果怎样？
我也拿了一张， 即使有 annual pass,警察根本不听。 开庭那天， prosecutor和我
说， 很多都dismiss了， 结果警察没 来
【在 g********0 的大作中提到】
: 大多数不上班了，还有极少数值班
| g********0
发帖数: 15010 | 8 Your has been dismissed?
【在 H**J 的大作中提到】
: 而且那少数人就是发ticket 的
: 不知道这个case结果怎样？
: 我也拿了一张， 即使有 annual pass,警察根本不听。 开庭那天， prosecutor和我
: 说， 很多都dismiss了， 结果警察没 来
| H**J
发帖数: 690 | 9 是啊， 准备的argument没用上
【在 g********0 的大作中提到】
: Your has been dismissed?
| d*********e
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