Charges to be filed against protesters in Mall of America

Posted by $ blarman 9 years, 4 months ago to Business
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Sue them for every penny. It's private property. Any kind of group gathering BY LAW must obtain the consent of the owners.

And I don't buy the excuse "oh, we just came to sing Christmas carols". If that's the case, why were you dressed up and carrying signs saying "Black Lives Matter"?
SOURCE URL: http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/12/22/bloomington-city-atty-expected-to-file-charges-against-moa-protest-organizers/


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  • Posted by Snoogoo 9 years, 4 months ago
    My biggest question is.. why protest in a mall? If you have an issue with police, why not protest outside a police station or city hall? Screaming at people who have absolutely nothing to do with what you are protesting about seems like a complete waste of time.
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    • Posted by $ Commander 9 years, 4 months ago
      Some 1500 year-old offering...Lao Tsu

      Those who would take over the earth
      And shape it to their will
      Never, I notice, succeed.
      The earth is like a vessel so sacred
      That at the mere approach of the profane
      It is marred
      And when they reach out their fingers it is gone.
      For a time in the world some force themselves ahead
      And some are left behind,
      For a time in the world some make a great noise
      And some are held silent,
      For a time in the world some are puffed fat
      And some are kept hungry,
      For a time in the world some push aboard
      And some are tipped out:
      At no time in the world will a man who is sane
      Over-reach himself,
      Over-spend himself,
      Over-rate himself
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      • Posted by Flootus5 9 years, 4 months ago
        Or alternatively spoken by the great Bard:

        "To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
        Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
        To the last syllable of recorded time;
        And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
        The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
        Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
        That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
        And then is heard no more: it is a tale
        Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
        Signifying nothing."
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    • Posted by iroseland 9 years, 4 months ago
      I am going to guess that daytime high temperatures probably had something to do with it..
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      • Posted by $ Commander 9 years, 4 months ago
        Your sarcastic font lock is not working..
        These Noodle-necks up here are only bright enough to conjure up obstruction. Scream and bitch at the top of their lungs and never make any point other than "We are disturbed / upset." and offer no productive path to solution of solving these feelings. Pretty much the same all over?
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    • Posted by jconne 9 years, 4 months ago
      Simple conjecture about this class of behavior - some mentioned above...

      Some people, lacking a productive purpose as a basis for self esteem, fill the void with simple, attention getting, destructive publicity stunts to feel important.

      The fallacy formally is equating destruction, which any fool can accomplish, with creation that requires good thinking and good judgement.
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    • Posted by philof 9 years, 4 months ago
      Perhaps because they are more about protesting them the real issue. That and the Mall is more comfortable!
      like the millions who claimed to have gone to Woodstock and never did, some people are more about saying the were "there" rather than being effective.
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  • Posted by $ jlc 9 years, 4 months ago
    It looks like it is going to be a complex case. The demonstrators have the precedent of the cancer victim's gathering. The proof of economic loss on the part of the shopkeepers (who might have lost a significant amount of their annual income) should be a strong differentiator (I suspect that the cancer gathering actually added to the revenue), but my guess is that it will be hotly contested and the lawyers will make a lot of money.

    Jan
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  • Posted by peterchunt 9 years, 4 months ago
    I trust no one believes they are truly following their first Amendment rights. It is unfortunate that those who protest peacefully soon attract the anarchist and the scum of society who then do their dirty deeds.
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    • Posted by $ 9 years, 4 months ago
      People who commit acts of aggression, theft, etc., always seek to hide behind excuses to absolve themselves of responsibility. The more egregious the crime, the more desperate the excuse.
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  • Posted by plusaf 9 years, 4 months ago
    from the link... "Lena K. Gardner of the group “Black Lives Matter” said several groups, including several faith leaders, took part in organizing Saturday’s protest.
    Gardner said the financial losses are not the fault of protesters.
    “We came to sing carols and raise awareness,” she said, “and the Bloomington police are the ones who shut down the mall, not us.”


    And folks don't agree with me when I claim that Critical Thinking is Dead?

    Wow.
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