4th March 2003, 11:06 PM
The police didn't arrest him for wearing that shirt ABF. He was arrested for trespassing. All businesses on land they own have the right to kick anyone out for any reason at all, inlcuding smacking your food too loud.
Your beef is not with the police, who were doing something perfectly just by arresting a man who refused to leave private property. Your beef is with the rent-a-cops in the mall (who by the way don't have legal authority, just so you know, they just get orders to patrol buildings based on orders from the company alone) or whoever in charge of the company decided that shirt was offensive. I agree that the company was being VERY stupid and anti free speech by doing that. It is indeed quite idiotic, but it has nothing to do with the police, just the company. Again, make it clear to you that the reasons are totally irrelevent when it comes to kicking someone out. The police are legally unable to say "he can stay here because your reason for kicking him out is deemed by us as stupid, and hey malls are different than houses".
You see, it's not quite "sickening" just yet because it's just a company doing this. If the police actually were arresting him because of the shirt (which they weren't, the shirt didn't matter at ALL to the police, AT ALL), THEN I'd be sickened.
Fleebin floobin chase a ruupie.
Your beef is not with the police, who were doing something perfectly just by arresting a man who refused to leave private property. Your beef is with the rent-a-cops in the mall (who by the way don't have legal authority, just so you know, they just get orders to patrol buildings based on orders from the company alone) or whoever in charge of the company decided that shirt was offensive. I agree that the company was being VERY stupid and anti free speech by doing that. It is indeed quite idiotic, but it has nothing to do with the police, just the company. Again, make it clear to you that the reasons are totally irrelevent when it comes to kicking someone out. The police are legally unable to say "he can stay here because your reason for kicking him out is deemed by us as stupid, and hey malls are different than houses".
You see, it's not quite "sickening" just yet because it's just a company doing this. If the police actually were arresting him because of the shirt (which they weren't, the shirt didn't matter at ALL to the police, AT ALL), THEN I'd be sickened.
Fleebin floobin chase a ruupie.
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