Baptizing Hole Arrests: Where's The Outrage?

Dear Mongoose,

I saw where two people were arrested for dealing drugs down at the baptizing place the other day but I never saw where the church people are raising heck over it. How come they got all tore up when there was a music video with a positive message shot down there but they don't say anything when drugs are down there?

Dear I Baptize This My Reader:
Somewhere along the lines of this discussion, the silly notion has been passed around that somehow the people that own and/or use the baptizing facility for religious purposes turn a blind eye to the illegal or inappropriate actions that sometimes happen on the property, and that's simply not true.

The biggest difference in the two examples you've given are: the video was done very publicly and blatantly. The church members and property members were very much made aware that something was taking place at the property that according to the owners, was not supposed to take place. Whether you liked the music video or not, or no matter your opinion about the property, we very plainly learned through that process that the property was indeed private and that the owners have a right to say what happens there. When someone goes there to deal drugs, have secret hook-ups, or to fish, or anything else for that matter, it's usually kept quiet. No one calls the owners or the churches and lets them know that illegal activities are about to take place. If they did, you can bet your fishing poles that there would be all sort of heck raised.

Should churches police the property? Maybe, but most of them are probably at work. I predict this situation will cause the property owners to adjust how they oversee the property. It's obvious that the property owners didn't want a video shot there, but what's been overlooked is that they also don't want drugs there, hookups, fishing, swimming, nor anything else that's not a religious ceremony. The majority of them are just not the type of folks that jump up and run to Facebook every time they disagree with something, so you don't hear about them being upset.