With All the Crime in Denver, Readers Wonder Why the City Wanted to Punishment a Pickleball Player

Should anyone get a good paddling over Denver’s great pickleball pickle?

When 71-year-old Arslan Guney drew one-by-one-inch squares on the basketball court of the Central Park Recreation Center, he only wanted to make it easier for others to play the fast-growing game of pickleball. Instead, he was accused of criminal mischief, a felony, and turned himself in to the Denver Police Department on March 24. But days later, Denver District Attorney decided not to charge Guney, instead sending the case to mediation.

After we offered some alternative punishments for those involved, readers hit back with their own suggestions on the Westword Facebook post of the piece. Says Cameron:

With all the crime in the city right now, Denver wants to punish this man for gathering a community together….