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Subject: Re: [Leica] Interesting in relation to photo ops in Malls etc.
From: "Seth Rosner" <sethrosner1@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 12:41:37 -0500
References: <r01050300-0920-7BFDC6004EF211D7A8C130D6B4F659B4@[66.239.169.139]> <3E66282B.129443A1@earthlink.net> <5.1.1.6.0.20030305122253.009fd020@pop-server.twcny.rr.com>

Security guards stated they were creating a disturbance.

Yeah, right. :-(

Seth


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From: "Ernest Nitka" <enitka@twcny.rr.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 12:23 PM
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.
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