Monday, February 7, 2011
The Georgetown University Student Association passed a resolution in response to the recent amendment to the District's disorderly conduct law.
This weekend the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) passed a resolution detailing an organized opposition and objection to the amended disorderly conduct law, according to Georgetown student-run news blog Vox Populi. After last week's announcement about the new disorderly conduct rules going into effect, neighbors and students have been sounding off on our site and others about the pros and cons of the amended law. Contrary to a statement in the Vox Populi, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is not getting involved at this point. The Disorderly Conduct Amendment Act of 2010 (see PDF) expands the definition of "disorderly conduct" and gives officers the ability to make an arrest for offenses such as making loud noises …
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
In an email Georgetown University warns students of the new arrestable offenses stemming from the change to the District's disorderly conduct law.
Following the changes to the District's disorderly conduct laws that went into effect Feb. 1, Georgetown University sent an email Feb. 2 warning students of the potential consequences for them. The Disorderly Conduct Amendment Act of 2010 (see PDF) expands the definition of "disorderly conduct" and gives officers the ability to make an arrest for offenses such as making loud noises, without a 911 call or neighbor complaint. In the email to students, Todd Olsen, vice president for student affairs, wrote that the amended law "may have particular implications for university students throughout the District of Columbia, especially related to noise and conduct off campus." That was made pretty clear at the ANC2E meeting Monday when Lieutenant…
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
The Disorderly Conduct Amendment Act of 2010 went into effect 12 a.m. Feb. 1.
Should a DC Metropolitan Police Department officer notice or hear your unreasonably loud party or find you with your car stereo cranked up too loud while parked on a public street between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., you could be arrested. The Disorderly Conduct Amendment Act of 2010 (see PDF) went into effect as of 12 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, giving police officers the ability to make an arrest for disorderly conduct, such as loud noises, without a 911 call or neighbor complaint, according to Lieutenant John Hedgecock of Georgetown's PSA 206. The amendment expands the definition of disorderly conduct to include: ...engaging in loud, threatening, or abusive language, or disruptive conduct, with the intent and effect of impeding or …
LEON KURLANSIK
6:25 am on Thursday, March 24, 2011
WHAT CONSTITUTES " UNREASONABLE " NOISE ?? TO A PERSON TRYING TO GO TO SLEEP DOES IT MEAN THE SAME TO A PERSON PLAYING A VIDEO GAME ?? IF THE COUNCIL, THAT UNSUFFERABLE CONGREGATION OF PERSONAGES , WHO THINK THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING THEY WOULD IMMEDIATELY REALIZE THAT THE TERM MUST BE ACCOMPANIED WITH AN ANALYTICALLY MEANINGFUL LEVEL INDBECIBELS OR SIMILAR MEASUREMENT. THAT MEANS TO MY WAY … more ›