Open To Trespass By Children--Post No. 100 In The Month Of April

Photo by John Hoff

Here is a house I called in to 311 while I walked around, killing some time before that meeting at the Hawthorne Neighborhood Association Headquarters.

Judging by the bike and some stuff I saw inside--including what appeared to be a dumpster dived artificial Christmas tree and Santa Claus cap--this seemed to be more of a "dangerous playhouse" than a crack house.

I used this image to further support my case that citizens need to be able to take action and board up structures open to trespass, before children die. It's not all about crack heads. The legal doctrine of "attractive nuisance" is also an issue.

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