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DHD: "WGA Activists Handcuffed By Hollywood Rent-A-Cops Outside 'American Idol'"

Posted by celedhrymandias (aka celedhring) Nov 14 '08, 23:58

But actually the most troubling part of the article is buried deeper in the text:

"The California Supreme Court has held that the state constitution guarantees the right of expression of ideas in shopping malls on the grounds that they're the contemporary equivalent of the town square."

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When did they do that? Malls can be as uptight as churches, (can't wear 'that' can't shoot photos, cause it was their property and even the stores... - zeitgeist Nov 15, 00:16
why is that troubling? -- nm - pretty awesome pigby Nov 15, 00:02 3
- Well, more than troubling "amusing" I guess... I found it funny that a court ruled that malls were the successors of town squares... - celedhrymandias Nov 15, 00:05
- I think he means the Town Square bit. But I kind of agree with the court on that. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 00:04 1
  - Town Squares weren't town squares because they had shops/markets in it... - celedhrymandias Nov 15, 00:35

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