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First off, I don't think I approach it in the mind frame of a complaint. As you say, keep it stated as your/our concerns. Even though I'm as upset as everyone else; I would still "kill them with kindness". First off, I would contact the chief. You probably won't get access to anyone higher in authority with this subject. I would also thank the chief for his support for our gathering. I know it's BS, and so will he, but it puts the conversation on a low key acceptance of what happened. Relate to him that he has now seen first hand what DOESN'T happen and should not be so concerned when he hears of another outing. In regards to the "drive by pottie", while talking to the chief, I think I would initiate the conversation like this:
You: By the way chief, our group was more than a little concerned with your officer driving up through the grass near the restroom. There were children in the immidiate area and he should have had more concern for the children in the area than making his presence know to us. We already knew he was there and driving through the grass near anyone was a poor decision for this officer to make giving the number of people who witnessed him doing it. Although you are more than welcome to attend any of our picnics, your officer's need not be in the immidiate area to be ready to respond to what DOESN'T HAPPEN.
Chief: (response - IMO) yada, yada, yada, bs,bs; well, you guys should take this into account when you plan these things.
since we have missed out on the log:uhoh:
