Can I be prosecuted for this?

Question

I was in a city park after hours.

I did not do anything harmful, just sat there and watched the sun rise.

If I admit to this on my blog, can I be prosecuted?

What would the punishment be for trespassing?

Answer 1

what time did the sign say the closed?

Answer 2

Hahaha...the answers on this question are freaking hilarious.

No, no one is going to waste their time trying to prosecute you for something incredibly light of an offence.  

In fact, very few people most likely read your blog anyway, so I wouldn't even worry about it.

Answer 3

No public official is going to be seeking out your blog, looking for evidence of such heinous crimes as watching the sun rise.  Blogs may or may not be admissible as evidence or self-incrimination, depending on the jurisdiction, but no one is going to come after you for this.

Even if you were caught, you would likely be asked to leave several times before you would be asked even to pay a fine, which is the standard punishment for this offence.

Answer 4

No probubly not!!

Answer 5

I would say no - but I may be wrong!

Did a quick Google search and it seems that some states have a statute of limitations for trespassing of up to four years! Granted, your state may have no statute of limitations so it wouldn't matter. Also, a police person or some one else would have to report your after reading your blog AND the police department/district attorney would have to want to spend the money to pursue it. But, really, why would they? There are probably much more grievous offenses for them to pursue. As far as punishment, if they can't connect you to any you allegedly may have committed while there, most likely just a fine. I don't even think trespass is a felony.

Personally, I really wouldn't worry about it. Maybe just leave the name of the park out of the post.

Answer 6

your *** is in jail for the next 5 years at minimum..lol jp nothing will happen

Answer 7

i don' think so, you didn't do any harm to the park. and why should there be hours on parks? like, that is the stupidest thing ever. if you mean no harm just to sit on a bench to watch sunrise, its fine in my head.

Answer 8

They would probably not press charges.  Those laws are mainly to keep kids from getting into trouble in other ways, and to allow the cops to keep the homeless people on their toes. I seriously doubt that a prosecter would waste the time and energy to take the case to court.

Answer 9

well if it's a high crime area thats probely why they did that. There are some cops who are just pricks and some are just frusterated with all the c**p they put up with and just treat everyone like c**p that way know one feels free to aproach them for help because that would waste there time. The same thing happened to me also only where I was at it wasn't private property. I walked through a neighborhood around 9oclock and the cop harrassed me for my id that I didn't have because I had baskeball shorts.    but anyways you might have to pay a fine and there wont be no jail time.  But when you get the notice contest the violation and when you go to court tell the judge your side of the story and that you are poor and you need the fine reduced. Most likley they will reduce the fine.

Answer 10

no... i dont think so.

Answer 11

Technically they could charge you with trespassing afterhours but realistically, they have better things to do. Even if they did, as has already been stated by others, they would be on sketchy ground since you could claim you were lying on said blog. Don't worry about it.

Answer 12

If it's a city park then isn't it a public park? Their is no after hours for a city and county park because it's a public park.

Answer 13

dude I'm a n**i and you're a dead man if your in germany right now we  would shoot the heck out of you!!!!

Answer 14

u wont b prosecuted (dont think so), but u'll probably have to pay a fine

Answer 15

Technically,yes,but the prosecuter would have to be an idiot to waste the court's time

on such a frivolous case.

Answer 16

no they have no proof you were there i could have a picture of me rolling a blunt and smoking it and give it to a cop they cant do anyting about it since it could be fake, or grass not  weed no you cant be prosecuted.

Answer 17

it is risky, what if cars were damaged

Answer 18

what kind of g*y *** wakes up early enough to watch the sunrise

Answer 19

Yes, you can be prosecuted for breathing nowadays. You have admitted it! Such a horrible crime! They will track you down and give you the electric chair now! After a fair and speedy trial, of course.