--- "Marvin Long, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Or is the crux of the issue that the mall is private > property, so the > management and mall cops can do whatever they damn > well please? "Excuse > me sir, that shirt you're wearing is disturbing > people. To prove that > you're behaving like a good guest of the mall, I'm > afraid we'll require > you to remove the shirt, put your underpants on your > head, and sing the > Star-Spangled Banner with us in four-part harmony. > You won't do that? > Then you're trespassing." > > Marvin Long
The Supreme Court should be one of them. There's no serious question that _even if_ all they were doing was wearing the shirt, the mall had a right to ask them to leave, and arrest them for trespassing if they did. See Instapundit's commentary, for example (Instapundit (aka Glenn Reynolds) is a law professor at UTenn, but I could have told you that without the law degree). If they were harassing shoppers - and I would guess that they probably were - then I don't even mind the mall telling them to leave. If they weren't, then that was a wrong decision on the part of the mall, but they were within their legal rights. Gautam __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
