DeSales and Dahlak are public spaces?? The owners of Dahlak can
refuse admission to practically anyone, I think, as long as they are
not "discriminating." DeSales is probably given even more leeway. I'm
not sure about Locust Walk. Is it a city street or is it privately-
owned?
I've posted before about the difference between an obnoxious drunk in
a bar and an obnoxious member of an e-mail list. I think it's obvious
but, since you brought it up again, you don't seem to get it, so I'll
say it again. Individuals on an unmoderated list can decide for
themselves to filter out whomever they like with a couple of mouse
clicks. The decision isn't made for them by someone else.
Frankus
Sleek. Edgy. Infinitely flexible.
On Sep 11, 2007, at 10:16 PM, Anthony West wrote:
It is "public" in that all sorts of people can enter it and
interact in front of other people, over whom they have no direct
control. The same is true of Locust Walk or Dahlak or St. Francis
de Sales Churches: all are public spaces.
