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What, are you telling me that a kid can’t make noise?
Posted by Raven on June 20th, 2007
Children are to be seen. Not heard.
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. –It’s what kids do: Squeal in delight when they’re having fun.
But to some Long Island residents, those squeals are unwelcome noise and they want two neighborhood girls to pipe down when they’re playing in their backyard pool.
The girls’ parents, William and Rachel Poczatek, were hit with a notice of violation after neighbors in their bayfront village of Bayville complained that Ashley, 11, and Chloe, 5, played too loudly.
“I just can’t believe it,” William Poczatek said in a telephone interview Wednesday, hours before a scheduled appearance in village court to answer the charges. “What, are you telling me that a kid can’t make noise? It’s not fair.”
The Poczateks were charged under a village ordinance for violating a noise code usually reserved for “the shouting and crying of peddlers, hawkers and vendors which disturbs the peace and quiet of the neighborhood,” their attorney said. They could face a fine of $250 or 15 days in jail.
Ohfercryinoutloud. Gimme a GAWD damned break. This is about a snotty elite town where normal kiddy noises are looked down upon; where peace and quiet are more important than happy children playing in their back yard. The Poczateks can move up to NH near me- I for one will never complain about their kids; as a matter of fact if they’re having that much fun I’ll join them in their play.
June 20th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
Man as much as I think actually filing a complaint is an over reaction, there are some people who allow their kids to get out of control and until you’ve lived with that type of neighbor right next door, then I’d get a little more info before calling the people snots.
I love kids, but I used to live next door to people who’s kids were psycho, screaming at the top of their lungs all day starting at 5:30 in the morning sometimes until 11:00+ at night, roller skaets, skateboards, balls going through our window. 5,8,10 kids at a time. They tortured my dog, destroyed my personal property, and on and on and on….it was a nightmare. A little kid fun is one thing, but there are a lot of parents out there these days too busy to actually parent their kids, and the kids can get pretty wild. Just saying, and asking nicely to tone it down a bit fails to work in some of these cases. In fact the last 3 places I have lived were a nightmare because of out of control kids. The kids where I live now are great because it seems they have some parental guidence.