by Brandon Summers | July 22, 2021
“If I were to do what the [Las Vegas Youth Camerata Orchestra] was doing today on the strip, and staying stationary; I would probably get a ticket… and I’d probably land myself at CCDC [Clark County Detention Center] if I decided to not leave where I was standing and playing. And that’s happened to me several times. Unfortunately, I have a criminal record, no convictions. My criminal history goes back to 2011. That was the first time I was cited for obstruction of sidewalk. And that’s continued until 2018 in a situation in which my violin was impounded as evidence in retaliation for filming. I just think that this issue needs to be revisited at some point in time. There are problems with county code chapter 16 with its intent; but in terms of enforcement by Metro [Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department], they have gone to zero-tolerance; and as a tactic to dissuade people from performing, they have decided to start impounding their instruments and the tools of their trade to discourage them from performing.”
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