Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-tshirt5mar05,1,7373760. >story > >slightly different slant - (you may have to sign up as mickey mouse living >at zip Ca 90210 to get to it though...) > >I must say, it's this kind of thing I personally find truly disturbing in >the current circumstances. > >tim > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Ernest >> Nitka >> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:23 AM >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Interesting in relation to photo ops in Malls etc. >> >> >> 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 >> > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- - -- Craig Zeni - REPLY TO -->> clzeni at mindspring dot com http://www.trainweb.org/zeniphotos/zenihome.html http://www.mindspring.com/~clzeni/index.html AAAAA: American Association Against Acronym Abuse - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html