{"id":3971,"date":"2003-03-05T10:02:08","date_gmt":"2003-03-05T15:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=3971"},"modified":"2003-03-05T10:02:08","modified_gmt":"2003-03-05T15:02:08","slug":"stupidity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2003\/03\/05\/stupidity.html","title":{"rendered":"Stupidity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Man buys “Give Peace A Chance” t-shirt from a vendor in a mall.<\/p>\n

Man wears t-shirt.<\/p>\n

Man sits in food court, wearing t-shirt, eating lunch with his son.<\/p>\n

Mall security approaches man, tells him he has to either take off the shirt or leave the mall.<\/p>\n

Man refuses.<\/p>\n

Security calls the local cops, who arrest him for trespass.<\/p>\n

Man turns out to be a prominent local lawyer who’s not afraid to talk to the press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

D’oh!<\/p>\n

Assuming the facts of the case are as presented …<\/p>\n

Malls usually have signs up around them indicating that they are private property and permission to access the mall may be withdrawn at any time, but it’s not clear how enforcable such rules are, especially when you’re dealing with pretty innocuous behavior (not to mention behavior which entailed wearing a shirt that was bought at the mall in question).<\/p>\n

Somebody’s going to have egg on their face — if not a law suit — before this is all over.<\/p>\n

(via BoingBoing<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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