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Wrong. Citibank doesn't post a sign that says "no protesters". Their intent can be anything as long as it's a lawful act. Protesting is a lawful act. There might be some disorderly conduct issues, but that wasn't evident on the video we saw, so again, the police/court needs to review the CB security tape.
As the CB statement said though, they were "asked to leave". That's where it became a crime, if they did not comply.
...but I get it. You disagree with their ideas, so therefore you'll pretty much write up the legislation out of your own mind to support your position.
My advice? Call the police and ask them. As someone who has been charged with the security of various small businesses in the past, and has had to have folks removed, I know the law and it's pretty clear.
Protesting inside a private business is NOT a lawful act. It is trespassing at the very least. Come and protest on my property and see how fast the police either arrest you or ask you to leave.
When one lie doesn't work (closing their accounts) the college kiddies come up with this beaut, (opening new accounts).
Just more proof the OWS college kiddies and aging hippies are clueless...
Yeah because when dealing with a beacon of morality like Citibank, we wouldn't want to fudge the truth to further our own best interests.
...but that being said, that was an example. The truth is, they didn't have to leave until they were asked to. It doesn't matter if they had 50 million each in the bank, if they're asked to leave they need to leave and take it up with the bank in court.
Good to know. Next time I go to the bank I'll stick my head in the door first and shout "Hey guys, can I come in?"
Thanks for the laugh. Apparently laughter really is contagious.
Are you going their for a LEGAL reason? If you dont understand the difference between showing up at an establishment to conduct business, and to protest, then I feel sorry for you. I suppose when you ask your customers if they want fries with their meal, and they respond with "yes", you tell them that they cant have them because there isnt a sign on the door which allows fries with their meal
I stopped here laughing so hard, that I almost fell off my chair. Private property owners dont need to post that you dont have permission to enter THEIR property to protest. Its THEIR property, you need to ask THEIR permission to tresspass on THEIR land.
I cant believe for a second that we have people who actually believe the nonsense you posted. Its NOT a lawful act if you do it ON PROPERTY YOU DONT OWN WITHOUT PERMISSION
Wrong, they were asked to leave but that doesnt make their trespassing a NON crime.
I dont need to call the police and ask them. You need a permit to protest on public land, owned by the "taxpayers", what on gods earth makes you believe you are allowed to enter someone elses land without permission to protest?
So if it's the Bank's property, but they have YOUR money, how does that work? Do you not have a right to claim your own property in a private business, just because they don't like the way you look? If they were disrupting business I'd get it, but in the video I posted, they weren't. One sign, held near the floor, and no screaming, shouting or chanting. All three women in the bank had accounts there that they wanted to close--they were all legitimate customers. If that's how B of A wants to treat their customers, I'm glad I don't bank there. I think this is a public relations nightmare for them.
Protesting inside a private business is NOT a lawful act. It is trespassing at the very least. Come and protest on my property and see how fast the police either arrest you or ask you to leave.
Hell, in some states you can shoot to kill tresspassers without legal ramifications, now all of a sudden these idiots think they are ENTITLED to just use someone elses property without permission because there isnt a sign on the door.. haha..
So if it's the Bank's property, but they have YOUR money, how does that work? Do you not have a right to claim your own property in a private business, just because they don't like the way you look? If they were disrupting business I'd get it, but in the video I posted, they weren't. One sign, held near the floor, and no screaming, shouting or chanting. All three women in the bank had accounts there that they wanted to close--they were all legitimate customers. If that's how B of A wants to treat their customers, I'm glad I don't bank there. I think this is a public relations nightmare for them.
Protesting inside a private business is NOT a lawful act. It is trespassing at the very least. Come and protest on my property and see how fast the police either arrest you or ask you to leave.
Post New York State legislation supporting your argument please.
Yeah because when dealing with a beacon of morality like Citibank, we wouldn't want to fudge the truth to further our own best interests.
...but that being said, that was an example. The truth is, they didn't have to leave until they were asked to. It doesn't matter if they had 50 million each in the bank, if they're asked to leave they need to leave and take it up with the bank in court.
~YAWN~ It's over, the college kiddies were either ejected or in jail and outside of a couple of posts on a couple of blogs on the Internet it's forgotten...
Nothing proved other then another showing of childishness by the OWS crowd,,,
Hell, in some states you can shoot to kill tresspassers without legal ramifications, now all of a sudden these idiots think they are ENTITLED to just use someone elses property without permission because there isnt a sign on the door.. haha..
First of all, many of these protesters subscribe to the Communist manifesto where private property doesn't exist. They'll find out the hard way I suppose.
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