Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What was the basis for the request to remove the T shirt - what's missing from the story? ernie At 11:31 AM 3/5/03 -0600, you wrote: >Basis for a good law suit. > >Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: > >>What this piece doesn't say, is that they bought the T-shirts in that >>very same mall. It ran a little differently on page A8 in the LA Times. >>Slobodan Dimitrov >> >> >>George Lottermoser wrote: >> >>>Man Arrested for Wearing Peace T-Shirt >>>By DAMITA CHAMBERS, Associated Press Writer >>> >>>ALBANY, N.Y. - A man was charged with trespassing in a mall after he >>>refused to take off a T-shirt that said "Peace on Earth" and "Give >>>peace a chance." >>> >>>Mall security approached Stephen Downs, 61, and his 31-year-old son, >>>Roger, on Monday night after they were spotted wearing the T-shirts at >>>Crossgates Mall in a suburb of Albany, the men said. >>> >>>The two said they were asked to remove the shirts made at a store >>>there, or leave the mall. They refused. >>> >>>The guards returned with a police officer who repeated the ultimatum. >>>The son took his T-shirt off, but the father refused. >>> >>>"'I said, `All right then, arrest me if you have to,'" Downs said. "So >>>that's what they did. They put the handcuffs on and took me away." >>> >>>Downs pleaded innocent to the charges Monday night. The New York Civil >>>Liberties Union said it would help with his case if asked. >>> >>>Police Chief James Murley said his officers were just responding to a >>>complaint by mall security. >>> >>>"We don't care what they have on their shirts, but they were asked to >>>leave the property, and it's private property," Murley said. >>> >>>A mall spokeswoman did not return calls Tuesday seeking comment. >>> >>>Monday's arrest came less than three months after about 20 peace >>>activists wearing similar T-shirts were told to leave by mall security >>>and police. There were no arrests. >>>-- >>>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >>-- >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html