tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post2383979379601302851..comments2023-06-26T11:16:53.190-04:00Comments on Garden Bytes from the Big Apple: bad behavior in Central ParkEllen Zachoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050574906637976116noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-81866950651359849182010-04-08T17:03:17.596-04:002010-04-08T17:03:17.596-04:00I still blame them. Even if someone doesn't kn...I still blame them. Even if someone doesn't know this could hurt a tree, it's obviously destructive behavior and I don't see how any thinking person (THAT'S the problem!) could think that was appropriate. I remain rigid and inflexible on this issue. Just like the noble plane tree.Ellen Zachoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050574906637976116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-17387358497829486042010-04-08T08:32:20.681-04:002010-04-08T08:32:20.681-04:00I wouldn't assume that the blame lies with the...I wouldn't assume that the blame lies with the mothers (or fathers). My guess is that most people on the streets of NYC don't know that a tree in the park can ultimately die from an assault on its bark. Those big old things look so sturdy and substantial.Ellen Spector Platthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07423952859470792007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-24724968573346590132010-04-07T20:26:03.770-04:002010-04-07T20:26:03.770-04:00Thanks for all your support! It's true, the k...Thanks for all your support! It's true, the kids are not at fault unless they've already been told NOT to abuse the trees...in this case I expect the blame lies with the mothers.Ellen Zachoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050574906637976116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-71409633606129310532010-04-07T17:31:11.591-04:002010-04-07T17:31:11.591-04:00Thank you! You seem to be speaking for ALL of us!...Thank you! You seem to be speaking for ALL of us! :-) Children aren't at fault unless they're doing something they're TOLD NOT to do first. Hopefully you caused those busy moms to give some thought to what you intercepted! (Way to go!)Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-9951583068545753802010-04-07T14:19:05.905-04:002010-04-07T14:19:05.905-04:00I saw two children throwing stones at pigeons whil...I saw two children throwing stones at pigeons while their mother was talking on her cell phone. She did not reprimand them.Georgianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-65807819138074752632010-04-07T10:41:01.011-04:002010-04-07T10:41:01.011-04:00You GO Ellen!!! It starts with arbor abuse, then i...You GO Ellen!!! It starts with arbor abuse, then it's waging war on other humans... the next thing you know, they're sheering the tops off of mountains, and considering it acceptable behavior!cindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-76438187284225844272010-04-07T07:07:37.714-04:002010-04-07T07:07:37.714-04:00Husband Ben and I happened on a very similiar inci...Husband Ben and I happened on a very similiar incident last year in Central Park near the Met Museum. Ben, a kindly grandfather, spoke to the children, then to the mothers and was cursed roundly by the women for his interference.Ellen Spector Platthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07423952859470792007noreply@blogger.com