Target sues San Diego gay rights group

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Originally Posted by Oerdin

Except the private property is owned by the company that owns the shopping mall and not by Target. Also the state supreme court has ruled that public spaces, including privately owned spaces open to the public (like shopping malls), have to either not let anyone promote issues on the property or they have to let everyone do so but they can't pick and choose.

Any who are they letting promote issues on the property?

[chielgirl]

Originally Posted by hammertime33

Target feels that their actions are harming business.

If I owned a business, I'd do the same thing no matter the message of the group.

If they're on public property, there's nothing you can do.
If the property isn't private... oh well.
That first amendment sucks, doesn't it?

[rd2007]

since when is a shopping center public property? hint: it isn't.. that's why I never stop for the stop signs in them and ignore the hell out of their little speed limit signs.

[nightflight]

Originally Posted by Oerdin

That is incorrect. As stated in the OP they had a table outside the entrance to the story and attempted to pass out fliers about Target's support and funding of anti-gay groups in various states. Since I live in San Diego I've seen them at my local Target and I find it extremely hard to believe a guy sitting at a table off to one side "cornered" anyone. Instead, you'd usually see the homophobic bigots start shouting anti-gay garbage and than get upset when the gay guy calmly proves all of their supposed points wrong.

Homophobes, unhappy about losing a debate they initiated, than claim they were "corned" by a guy siting in a chair. That's just BS as any honest person would admit.

So since "you" weren't cornered by one of these advocates, you are saying that no one else was? Is your experience definitive?

[nightflight]

Originally Posted by chielgirl

If they're on public property, there's nothing you can do.
If the property isn't private... oh well.
That first amendment sucks, doesn't it?

And if they weren't on "public property" the owners have a right to govern the use of their own property.

Property rights suck, don't they?

[westwaswon]

Originally Posted by Dark Serge

You mean like the Christofascists are out of control with their bigotry and ignorance?

Here's hoping that the court rules in favor of the canvassers. As stated in the link, the courts have ruled in the past that people have a right to canvass in a public square, like a shopping center.

Also, I wonder if Target would do the same if the people in front were conservatives...

Target threw out the Salvation Army Santas ! All of them . LMAO

[Strel]

Originally Posted by nightflight

Target sues San Diego gay rights group - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110325/ap_on_re_us/us_target_lawsuit - broken link)

Good for Target! Customers shouldn't be hassled by various groups.

As long as they do the same to everyone else, I don't really see the problem.

It's private property, after all.