Authorities Tell Memorial Mower: Get Lost

[CaseyJones]

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/feds-tell-memorial-mower-get-lost_762324.html


Earlier today, an unidentified bearded man took it upon himself to bring his lawnmower and a few tools to the Lincoln Memorial to provide free groundskeeping work to the closed federal monument.

It's unclear how much of the expansive lawn behind the memorial was mowed, but Park Police were alerted and three cruisers with multiple officers showed up.

THE WEEKLY STANDARD watched the officers observing the mystery mower from a distance, as he appeared to be packing it up for the day, carefully placing his blue South Carolina flag in a tube attached to his tool-toting dolly.

According to Park Police public information officer Sergeant Paul Brooks, there was no arrest made. "He was asked to leave, and he complied," said Brooks.

On Twitter, Brandon Morse shared a photo of the mystery memorial mower:

http://www.weeklystandard.com/sites/all/files/images/BWJVPMvCIAEaSvA.png

[alucard13mm]

Government always impede peoples goodwill, unless they get a cut.. or union worker.

[thoughtomator]

Surprised they didn't at least taser him a few times. They're getting soft.

[JK/SEA]

hmph...jails must be full...

[jkr]

OK, ILL LEAVE...
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0itjhOjGm1qambwz.gif

[tasteless]

But if the government didn't exist, who would mow the public lawns?

[JK/SEA]

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[Acala]

Wait . . . he flies a South Carolina flag and he is maintaining the LINCOLN memorial?

[FrancisMarion]

Wait . . . he flies a South Carolina flag and he is maintaining the LINCOLN memorial?
My thoughts as well, surely there is some flora around the Jefferson that needs the same... but I pick.

This is the proper mentality.

[Mini-Me]

Wait . . . he flies a South Carolina flag and he is maintaining the LINCOLN memorial?

Maybe that's why they thought he was so suspicious. ;)

[FrancisMarion]

more from the man:


WASHINGTON (CBSDC) — You probably haven’t heard of the Memorial Militia.

It’s likely the group’s only member hadn’t heard of it before nine days ago.

Now, armed with a chainsaw and lawnmower, Chris Cox is on a one-man mission to clean up the National Mall as the Park Service employees normally tasked with keeping the area tidy sit idle during the shutdown of the federal government.

Cox, who resides in South Carolina, says he isn’t motivated by political reasons but feels obligated to help as veterans prepare to descend on the nation’s capital for this weekend’s Million Vet March.

Regardless of how many former service members actually attend the rally, Cox says making them presentable is just the right thing to do.

“These are our memorials. Do they think that we’re just going to let them go to hell? No,” Cox exclusively told All-News 99.1 reporter John Domen. “If they shut down our memorials, we’re still going to take the trash out, we’re going to clean the windows, we’re going to cut the grass, we’re going to pull the weeds, we’re going to do the tree work.”

His tasks for Wednesday include clearing a large 12-inch thick branch that had fallen onto a tree-lined path near the reflecting pool and mowing the lawn around the Lincoln Memorial.

Cox does not have a ride-on mower. Instead, he is using a simple gasoline-powered variety that one could find in millions of homes across America. And he does so with a smile.

Cox, who carries with him the state flag of South Carolina, hopes his Memorial Militia will expand to include other volunteers before Sunday’s event. If not, he plans to keep working the area between the Lincoln and World War II memorials as best he can.

“There’s a lot of preparation to get ready for them and there’s nobody here representing the government,” he said.

Park Police do not condone Cox’s mission for liability reasons, but let him work undisturbed for a time. He believes he was given an unofficial green light because his heart was in the right place.

But the green light was rescinded and authorities asked Cox to disband the militia. He agreed and has stopped the cleanup for the time being with the work far from complete.

[Feeding the Abscess]

more from the man:

Far from being praised, this dolt should be mocked and ridiculed.

[FrancisMarion]

Far from being praised, this dolt should be mocked and ridiculed.

you are entitled to your opinion.

At least he understands the responsibility of ownership...

[tangent4ronpaul]

What??? The cops didn't even shoot the lawn mower? Maybe he should have put a dog stuffed animal on it.

:rolleyes:

-t

[ClydeCoulter]

Far from being praised, this dolt should be mocked and ridiculed.

Who are you referring to as the "dolt"?

[Feeding the Abscess]

Who are you referring to as the "dolt"?

The guy slurping the state to the point of mowing its laws, all while promoting collective ownership and patriotism.