From: "Adam Flinton" 

Not merely that...but is being semi-naked an offence in that town? If so
then were these guys commisioning / ordering an offence? Imagine if a
t-shirt wearer had been female. Then it would have got real complex real
fast......

Adam


"John Beamish"  wrote in message
news:3e66b1be{at}w3.nls.net...
> But if he removed his t-shirt then surely the "No shirt, no shoes, no
> service" rule would apply.
>
r.g.lewis{at}verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:3e667c15$1{at}w3.nls.net...
http://www.dailygazette.com/main.shtml#storyA08D0004
> >
> >
>
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=112222&category=REGIO
> > N&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=3/5/2003
> >
> > two local papers on the action. Not that much different from the Reuters
> > article
> >
> > The first mentions some of the legal issues.Based on the first story I
> think
> > Downs may have decided he wanted to be arrested after they asked him to
> > remove the shirt or leave.
> >
> > Still I think the Mall should not have done what they did.
> >
> > Bob Lewis
> >
jcuccia{at}bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> > news:qcsc6vocilek92t3l6jfsb6bljo8n9v97s{at}4ax.com...
> > > On Wed, 05 Mar 2003 16:55:39 -0500, Gary Wiltshire

> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >You don't know what you're talking about.  The local press, unlike
the
> > > >slanted Reuters quote,
> > >
> > > How do I know that Reuter's slanted and the local press is not?  I'd
> > > bet that the mall pours lots of money into local coffers and spends
> > > plenty of advertising money with local newpapers.
> > >
> > > At any rate, if the arrestees were harassing people, they should have
> > > been evicted.  If not, then the mall/guards were in the wrong.
> > >
> > > >Also, Crossgates Mall is not a "public place"
but private property
and
> > > >there is plenty of legal precedent to back that distinction up.
> > >
> > > You can't refuse to serve people because of religion, gender, race or
> > > sexual orientation, I do not believe that discrimination based on
> > > political persuasion is permitted, either.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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