Well seeing as we:

• Call officers who hide as "undercover agents" but we call them in other countries "secret police" and
• We have police who hide in unmarked cars
• Both parties love cops more than its own citizens, increasing funds for cops than any regulation on them. One even has a cop as a VP.
• Cops aren't required to know the laws they arrest you for
• "Innocent until proven guilty" is often a farce when you're any form of minority, where people are killed on death row for crimes they never committed
• Cops are paid more for militarization than teachers and social programs who prevent future criminals
• Cops can shot anyone for any reason with a rare chance of even being punished for it by leaving to join a different police force
• The NSA, FBI, and CIA know more of its citizens than neighbors know each other, despite it being illegal.
• Not even getting into how cops often crack down on citizens' movements and protests, especially those of BIPOC and Queer.

I'm going to go with "Since at least 2001, way longer if you're any form of minority." China learns from the Americans, like Nazi Germany did from our treatment of its citizens.

Wtf is even loitering? For some reason it reminds me of Skyrim guards going "No lollygagging". Fucking made up sounding words.

Funny how that whatever they are yelling at you for isn't even loitering. Give them the finger and keep on doing whatever you are doing.

New York Consolidated Laws, Penal Law - PEN § 240.35 Loitering

Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

A person is guilty of loitering when he:

1. Repealed by L.2010, c. 232, § 1, eff. July 30, 2010.

2. Loiters or remains in a public place for the purpose of gambling with cards, dice or other gambling paraphernalia;  or

3. Repealed by L.2010, c. 232, § 1, eff. July 30, 2010.

4. Being masked or in any manner disguised by unusual or unnatural attire or facial alteration, loiters, remains or congregates in a public place with other persons so masked or disguised, or knowingly permits or aids persons so masked or disguised to congregate in a public place;  except that such conduct is not unlawful when it occurs in connection with a masquerade party or like entertainment if, when such entertainment is held in a city which has promulgated regulations in connection with such affairs, permission is first obtained from the police or other appropriate authorities;  or

5. Loiters or remains in or about school grounds, a college or university building or grounds or a children's overnight camp as defined in section one thousand three hundred ninety-two of the public health law or a summer day camp as defined in section one thousand three hundred ninety-two of the public health law, or loiters, remains in or enters a school bus as defined in section one hundred forty-two of the vehicle and traffic law, not having any reason or relationship involving custody of or responsibility for a pupil or student, or any other specific, legitimate reason for being there, and not having written permission from anyone authorized to grant the same or loiters or remains in or about such children's overnight camp or summer day camp in violation of conspicuously posted rules or regulations governing entry and use thereof;  or

6. Loiters or remains in any transportation facility, unless specifically authorized to do so, for the purpose of soliciting or engaging in any business, trade or commercial transactions involving the sale of merchandise or services, or for the purpose of entertaining persons by singing, dancing or playing any musical instrument;  or

7. Repealed by L.2010, c. 232, § 1, eff. July 30, 2010.

Loitering is a violation.

I've spent a lot of time servicing IT for all kinds of businesses in DC, and this is 100% a CVS owned device. They don't refer to it as Come Visit Satan for no reason.

That's a lot of expensive equipment in sledgehammer range.

Don't see what this has to do with police. CVS put that up to scare people away, just like they put up that sign that clearly didn't work.

Drop me the address... I'll go loiter next time I am in the city.

All countries are occupied countries. We're all under the occupation of the oligarchy.

Not as bad as China yet, but getting there. That's the influence of a concerted global authoritarian campaign for you.

Not to loiter? Is it illegal?

This particular CVS has had aggressive panhandlers in front of it for years. There's also one of those high pitched squeal sound devices nearby. Not saying it's right, but I'm not surprised they installed this.

Prison state is a more apt term - after all, that is what borders are there for.

Yes.

Something else to ignore.