In an attempt to make Los Angeles parks seem super safe, City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell has proposed barring adults unaccompanied by children from entering playgrounds. It’s an effort, he said, to keep city parks “free of creepy activity.”

….It would bar any adult from sitting on a bench, exercising or otherwise enjoying public space near playground unless he or she brought a child along.

…His proposal is based on laws in place in a handful of major cities, including New York City, where police caused a minor uproar several years ago by ticketing people for sitting on playground-adjacent benches to eat donuts or play chess.

L.A.’s proposed ban on single adults near playgrounds is fear-based policy making at its worst – LA Times

WTF?! It didn’t work and caused chaos in NYC and LA thinks to itself, hey that’s what we want to do?