Other: There is a gentleman who rides up and down the B-line in the picture attached, and is playing a song quite loudly through a speaker. I understand that speakers and inappropriate language cannot necessarily be reliably policed, but this has been occurring for several hours a day, several days a week, since at least June.
The song he is playing is "POS" by Seuco and it is the only song, on repeat. It not only contains several occurrences of a man screaming "Shut the f*** up," but also includes themes promoting suicide, containing sexual content including the word masturbate, and degrades women. I encourage whoever is addressing or reading this complaint to at least read the lyrics, but listening will help understand the aggression and upsetting nature of the prior mentioned scream.
While I understand this may seem nit-picky at first glance, his route includes switchyard park and around the children's parks. It feels disappointing that Bloomington works so hard to maintain a family friendly, accessible, and inclusive area and that he has not previously been approached about this or asked to stop. Or, if he has, he is obviously not maintaining this as he was observed doing this even today, 10/06, at 1pm.
Can he please be asked to refrain from playing this song bare minimum, if not warned about using a speaker as loud as he is?
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- Rebecca Swift
10/7/2026 15:06:48 Closed by Rebecca Swift
Thank you for the report. I’ve passed along this message and the description to our park employees and our private security guards to be on the lookout. I also gave a reminder about our amplified noise policy in parks that they can reference during enforcement stops.
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Closed by Rebecca Swift
Thank you for the report. I’ve passed along this message and the description to our park employees and our private security guards to be on the lookout. I also gave a reminder about our amplified noise policy in parks that they can reference during enforcement stops.
10/6/2026 15:10:20 Tim Street assigned this case to Rebecca Swift
Thanks for this report. You correctly mention that things like this are difficult to police, but this is not acceptable from our park policy standpoint. We will make sure our security and Switchyard staff are aware of the issue.
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Thanks for this report. You correctly mention that things like this are difficult to police, but this is not acceptable from our park policy standpoint. We will make sure our security and Switchyard staff are aware of the issue.
10/6/2026 14:06:34 Anonymous assigned this case to Tim Street
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10/6/2026 14:06:34 Opened by Anonymous
