Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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