I actually was in Knoxville once. And I did throw a rock at the SunSphere. It didn't topple and crush my car, though. Too bad, it would've been the highlight of my life.

Sounds like we need a Knoxville fark party.

Anyone having sex in public is asking for an indescent exposure charge. Gay/straight/beast (for you zoomo's). When I was in Ma. the local "tolerant" crowd was using the rest areas so much, mattresses started showing up in them. When the public complained they were called "intolerant" of course.
/Get a room damn it!

So, do you get to keep the tape?

Smile for the bums, too. They like it better when it looks like you're enjoying yourself.

autopsybeverage

I think that it's a wierd scenario... trying to keep the parks safe for families? Who in their right farking mind goes to the park for a picnic at midnight?

Exactly what I was thinking. You don't think the cops are lying, do you?? Maybe there just isn't much to do in Knoxville at night.

Sure are a lot of Knoxville farkers.
Damn I'd love to get out of this farking town.

In the town where I grew up, there were complaints at a local mall that guys were "going at it" in the restroom.

The cops decided to set up a spy post behind an air vent right in the can (just like in the movie the Choirboys!) and managed to arrest a number of individuals for lewd behavior, some were actually "respected public figures". The local press had a field day.

Then one charged individual actually committed suicide out of shame. That kinda put a damper on the zealotry and the press backed off.

For years after that, the mall was known as the "Fairy-view Mall" and people who knew of the story avoided the restrooms, not because of encountering the "lovers" but out of fear of just who may be watching behind the vent!

From the article-

"We're trying to keep this action out of our public areas so families can come up here and enjoy it and learn about the history of the park and the history of the city and just have a good time having a picnic and enjoying each other," explains Darrell DeBusk, spokesperson for KPD.

What the fark? What "families" are going to be roaming around a park in the middle of the night?

In reference to sex, one of the asshat-cops said: "there's hardly a place in this country you can go that you can't find some sort of activity like this"

NO! Are you telling me that there is sex going on EVERYWHERE???

Cops- God's little joke.

One year on vacation we went to this beach in Miami, and we left in the early evening, just as the guys carrying duffel bags started showing up... and the guy wearing nothing below the waist was disturbing, too.

Things like this always make me think of this NSFW article from The Onion...

HTML suxors...
http://www.theonion.com/onion3604/why_do_all_these.html

I feel safer now.

Crispy

5 men and only 1 woman? what are they catching, a bunch of homosexuals? are the straight people getting off clean or something?

Ive seen a news report a couple of years agin about Volunteer park in seattle which is know for anonymous 'gay action' late at night. Not a place to take the family for a late night stroll.

Well I remember they were targeting a park in Madison, WI for a while for the same types of problems. For all of you wondering why they target a park at midnight to make it safer for families - one of the byproducts of lots of midnight sex is lots of leftover condoms they were leaving at the places they were having sex, say around the picnic tables and stuff.

Any anonymous sex, gay or not, usually is going to include condoms and at midnight I guess its hard to find the trash barrels.

I do not want to really weigh in an opinion one way or another on the validity of the crackdown or who they are targeting, but certainly one way to eliminate a park full of used condoms is to eliminate the sex...

Also...Something that also accompanies of both gay and heterosexual anonymous sex, especially if it involves prostitutes will be drug use. Drug use typically also involves byproducts that do not biodegrade overnight and do not add to a family picnic in any way.

Possibly one cheaper alternative that does not involve as much man power and technology would be to just add those hospital biohazard disposal recepticals near locations that are known to be used. And for good measure give them a little glow so they are easily found in the dark.

Perfect for needles, condoms and leftover potato salad...Everyone wins! Why do people not check with me first?

Ha! I have had sex in Fort Dickerson Park! (with a girl)
I nearly got busted drinking there once, too.

Parts of Knoxville are really cool, but I left there in 86, and I don't miss it, except for Gus' Good Times deli.

"We had one individual tell us, I've been married 29 years, I'm gonna get a divorce over this," says Disney.
And once this kid cried because his puppy died. Good times, good times.

"and just have a good time having a picnic and enjoying each other," explains Darrell DeBusk, spokesperson for KPD."
Sounds like they accomplished the enjoying each other task. Let's work on the "people wanting to picnic part though.

GO MOTHERFARKING VOLS!!!

'Live @ Five' kicks ass.

I don't think the article mentions the time of day.

thebert has a point about trash, though I think his association with teh gay=drug use tells us a lot about his viewpoint. But the just charge in that case is littering. Which can be a pretty steep fine in some places. I spotted a used condom by a tree in our neighborhood park after Labor day. My reaction? Envy. It did give me reason to assess the spot, and it is pretty good for outdoor fun without getting caught - no nearby lights, easy to hide quickly from any direction, easy to see anyone approaching from a good distance.

If people are going to a park in the dead of night and can't be observed by law enforcement without 'high tech' equipment, I think it's wrong to hassle their pursuit of happiness.

This weekend, the wife & I spent about an hour having sex on a golf course after hours. Not that I think this needs disclosure in view of my opinions on the article, I'm just telling everyone. Highly recommended.

and whats with them featuring the well from "RINGU" in the story?

I have lived in KNoxville for most of my adult life and it's not too bad. If you like college football, (which I don't), it's farking wonderful. The main strip thru downtown campus is a sea of orange and white during the fall season. It's a bit much. But other than that I like it here a great deal. Some trivia: Knoxville is one of the 10 ten cities to live in for the homosexual community. For being in the Bible Belt, we have a surprisingly open minded community and LOTS of gay bars and hangouts. A local Knoxville joke is...How do you know you're in a gay bar? It's in Knoxville.

Knoxville, TN parks...off my list for places to have sex. No, wait. I've never been filmed before, this might be fun.

Nice to see a few fellow farkers from Knoxville. :)

with all these Knoxville Farkers we should have a good turnout at a Fark Meetup, or at least all get together and Flashmob someplace like a specific food cort vendor at West Town.

another knoxville farker here. just thought i'd check in.

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