----- Original Message ----- From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 7:31 AM Subject: Re: Lawyer Arrested for Wearing a 'Peace' T-Shirt
> At 02:53 AM 3/6/2003 -0600 The Fool wrote: > >http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=2326548 > > > >Lawyer Arrested for Wearing a 'Peace' T-Shirt > > > >Tue March 4, 2003 07:55 PM ET > >NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer was arrested late Monday and charged with > >trespassing at a public mall in the state of New York after refusing to > >take off a T-shirt advocating peace that he had just purchased at the > >mall. > >According to the criminal complaint filed on Monday, Stephen Downs was > >wearing a T-shirt bearing the words "Give Peace A Chance" that he had > >just purchased from a vendor inside the Crossgates Mall in Guilderland, > >New York, near Albany. > > It seems to me that a Mall is private property, and thus they have a right > to avoid the creation of confrontation on their property. > > I suppose that he can argue that a Mall is essentially a created public > forum..... but that argument seems like a stretch. I wouldn't be > surprised, nor would I be upset, if a court bought that argument from him - > but my guess is that the Mall is private property, and thus, their rights > will be upheld. > Nah....he is going to win. He bought the t-shirt in the mall.......that day. If the mall had taken no action against the seller, they have no claim against the wearer. Seems fairly cut and dried to me. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
