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Subject: Re: [Leica] Interesting in relation to photo ops in Malls etc.
From: Slobodan Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 11:09:22 -0800
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No need to be of concern. 
This doesn't come even close to what can happen, and probably will.
Slobodan Dimitrov

Daniel Ridings wrote:
> 
> It's kind of frightening. At first I thought this was yet-another-hoax ...
> but I found it on Yahoo's collection of AP articles. Sheesh ...
> 
> At 08:39 05.03.2003 -0800, you 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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In reply to: Message from George Lottermoser <imagist@concentric.net> ([Leica] Interesting in relation to photo ops in Malls etc.)
Message from Daniel Ridings <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no> (Re: [Leica] Interesting in relation to photo ops in Malls etc.)