And now our beloved Lake George??

"Up here, we believe in the rule of law. Who else does? Our President. And his fuse has become very small on lawlessness. Actually, all of our fuses have gotten very small on lawlessness. Bottom line? If you come to Anoka County, you best behave." 

What the heck is going on these days? Have we collectively lost control of our senses? It seems last night, for the second time this week, the Sheriff's Department had to be called out to Lake George Regional Park to quell a disturbance. A big one. Where a few hundred young folk got into a party gone wrong. Drinking, fights, mayhem. Kind of like a little version of the Minneapolis riots, only nothing was torched.

Up to 300 young people were involved last night. When the Deputies arrived and told the crowd to disperse as the park was going to close early, many in the crowd refused to leave. Disobeyed our law officers. The Sheriff's Department had to resort to using a smoke bomb and tear gas to clear the park. Finally, peace was restored.

I have no idea who these young people were. Where they were from. Even their ages. I do know this. If they think that playing chicken with the Sheriff's Department up at Lake George will be good fun, think again. Unlike Minneapolis, where the cops will stand down when ordered to by city leaders, our Sheriff's Deputy will not. And our Sheriff and his Deputies have the full support of Anoka County. I have said many times, if you are an evil doer or a law breaker, this is NOT the county for you. We will catch you, arrest you, prosecute you, and incarcerate you. It really is as simple as all that.

If Lake George Regional Park becomes a magnet for the unruly and ruthless, because other beaches and parks in the metro are closed, Anoka County will simply close Lake George Regional Park for the season. And then the innocent tax paying folks who live up here, that use that park the right way, will become very, very pissed. So pissed, that if these trouble makers venture up here again, it might not be safe for them. Why? The good folk who live up here, do so for a reason. It is peaceful. We respect our cops. We don't go into other areas of the metro to cause trouble. By the same token, we don't abide with trouble makers coming up here from the city, or parts unknown.

Up here, we believe in the rule of law. Who else does? Our President. And his fuse has become very small on lawlessness. Actually, all of our fuses have gotten very small on lawlessness. Bottom line? If you come to Anoka County, you best behave. If you don't, be prepared to stay for a while in the Sheriff's guest room with bars.