From: Gary Wiltshire 

You don't know what you're talking about.  The local press, unlike the
slanted Reuters quote, said 1)that the 2 individuals were harassing the
other patrons, and 2)that a couple of dozen people wearing the same shirt
were protesting at the same mall a few days prior and were
*not* arrested.

Also, Crossgates Mall is not a "public place" but private
property and there is plenty of legal precedent to back that distinction
up.

On Wed, 05 Mar 2003 14:34:00 -0600, John Cuccia  wrote:

>On Wed, 05 Mar 2003 15:25:27 -0500, Richard B. 
>wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 5 Mar 2003 15:18:30 -0500, "Rich Gauszka"
>> wrote:
>>
>>>One should not be arrested for peaceful protest.
>>
>>Not in a public place for wearing a tee shirt, I would agree. But as
>>it's been pointed out and as reported in the article, that appears not
>>to be the case.
>
>One should not be asked to leave a public place because the ignorant
>renta-cops don't like the political statement made by one's clothing.
>Those guys were way out of line.
>
>And while I wouldn't extrapolate from those two to the *entire*
>country, I think they accurately reflect a nasty tendency to excoriate
>those who aren't 100% behind the latest flag-waving and jingoism.

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