[wordup] 'Peace' T-shirt gets man arrested

[Adam Shand]

So it gets even more interesting, cool.

Adam.

From: jericho at attrition.org

 >It appears that I didn't do enough research on this one, I put too
 > much trust in CNN.  Thanks to Jos for pointing out the rest of the
 > story.
 >
 > However, to comment on the "fuller story":
 >
 > Ejecting someone from private property is the right of the property
 > owners.

I thought this too, but consulted a lawyer on this. Part of her response:

  There's the seminal case of Robins v. Pruneyard Shopping Center. In
  that decision, the California high court ruled that individuals do
  have free-speech rights at a privately owned shopping mall. In 1980,
  the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the California high court's decision.

  The California high court in Pruneyard reasoned that "to protect free
  speech and petitioning is a goal that surely matches the protecting
  of health and safety, the environment, aesthetics, property values
  and other societal goals that have been held to justify reasonable
  restrictions on private property rights."

  The state high court noted that "shopping centers ^ provide an
  essential and invaluable forum for exercising' free-expression
  rights."