Take that, dang Hippies!

[NTB]

Only in MO

second link

I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry; I find the story both funny and depressing. Sounds like the gaurd took his job a little too seriously. Poor little girl.

Edited for clarity: only the original Fark link said "detained". I still think it was a stupid thing to do.

Nate

 

[Zebo]

The same sucurity guard would let a Muslim strapped with 60Lbs of RDX, nails and rat poison walk right past him I bet.

 

[amish]

A security guard approached her at the food court and said the bandanna violated the mall's code of conduct, which is "wearing apparel which is likely to provide a disturbance or embroil other groups or the general public in open conflict."

what a joke. the only way that would "embroil" me is if she were spitting on a veteran while wearing the bandana. and it still wouldn't be about a bandana.

fake n' bacon needs to grow a brain.

 

[Dissipate]

Originally posted by: amish

A security guard approached her at the food court and said the bandanna violated the mall's code of conduct, which is "wearing apparel which is likely to provide a disturbance or embroil other groups or the general public in open conflict."

what a joke. the only way that would "embroil" me is if she were spitting on a veteran while wearing the bandana. and it still wouldn't be about a bandana.

fake n' bacon needs to grow a brain.

This wasn't the security guard's fault. The idiots running the mall confirmed the policy.

 

[blackllotus]

Originally posted by: Dissipate

Originally posted by: amish

A security guard approached her at the food court and said the bandanna violated the mall's code of conduct, which is "wearing apparel which is likely to provide a disturbance or embroil other groups or the general public in open conflict."

what a joke. the only way that would "embroil" me is if she were spitting on a veteran while wearing the bandana. and it still wouldn't be about a bandana.

fake n' bacon needs to grow a brain.

This wasn't the security guard's fault. The idiots running the mall confirmed the policy.

He didn't have to enforce it.

 

[HBalzer]

I bet she bought the bandanna from the mall. I love the last line of the second link

"There are things we sell that it's OK to own them, but to use them in the mall setting is inappropriate," Morris said.

So a ?hippie? bandanna worn by a 10 ?year old might anger people but it won?t bother them in the least to see a manikin sporting one in the storefront window.

 

[Dissipate]

Originally posted by: blackllotus

Originally posted by: Dissipate

Originally posted by: amish

A security guard approached her at the food court and said the bandanna violated the mall's code of conduct, which is "wearing apparel which is likely to provide a disturbance or embroil other groups or the general public in open conflict."

what a joke. the only way that would "embroil" me is if she were spitting on a veteran while wearing the bandana. and it still wouldn't be about a bandana.

fake n' bacon needs to grow a brain.

This wasn't the security guard's fault. The idiots running the mall confirmed the policy.

He didn't have to enforce it.

Then he probably would have been fired.

 

[CaptnKirk]

Obviously 'Gang Colors' - especially the Happy Faces.

 

[amish]

Originally posted by: Dissipate

Originally posted by: blackllotus

Originally posted by: Dissipate

Originally posted by: amish

A security guard approached her at the food court and said the bandanna violated the mall's code of conduct, which is "wearing apparel which is likely to provide a disturbance or embroil other groups or the general public in open conflict."

what a joke. the only way that would "embroil" me is if she were spitting on a veteran while wearing the bandana. and it still wouldn't be about a bandana.

fake n' bacon needs to grow a brain.

This wasn't the security guard's fault. The idiots running the mall confirmed the policy.

He didn't have to enforce it.

Then he probably would have been fired.

he will probably be reprimanded for all of the negative press this has generated too. pick your posion.

 

[Jeff7]

I've got a shirt that says "MARS" on the front, with a large picture of one of the rovers.
There are people out there who passionately feel that the space program is a waste of money.
Would I be thrown out because my apparel may "provide a disturbance or embroil others"?

"There are things we sell that it's OK to own them, but to use them in the mall setting is inappropriate," Morris said.

Well see, this can be a valid rule. You can probably buy condoms in the mall....and they might have a Victoria's Secret outlet there too. I have a feeling that it just might be inappropriate to use such products on mall property.

Obviously 'Gang Colors' - especially the Happy Faces.

I can just see that now as a name for a gang.
"Aw damn man, you don't want to mess with them. The Happy Faces will f--k you up if you even look at them wrong."

 

[CaptnKirk]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Obviously 'Gang Colors' - especially the Happy Faces.

I can just see that now as a name for a gang.
"Aw damn man, you don't want to mess with them. The Happy Faces will f--k you up if you even look at them wrong."

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.warpart.co.nz/circus/details-gallery/images/08-Happy-Faces.jpg"> . . . and in other news, 40 to 50 members of the Bloods. Crips, and MS-13 were brutally murdered,
their bodies left as a warning to others to keep off the turf of the Happy Faces . . .</a>

 

[Sloppy]

Mewvvvv along now....

 

[daniel49]

peace signs, flowers , and happy faces...lol they should be laughed out of town.

 

[Harvey]

You can always tell the mall's management what you think about thier fine policy. Include the second link in the OP's post for reference.

 

[OutHouse]

SOunds like the religious police in SA. the only thing he is missing is the cane to whip the girl and her mother with.

what a crock. i just check their website and the simon group only has one mall in colorado and its on the other side of the town. since i never go to that part of town i cant boycott the mall.

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
I've got a shirt that says "MARS" on the front, with a large picture of one of the rovers.
There are people out there who passionately feel that the space program is a waste of money.
Would I be thrown out because my apparel may "provide a disturbance or embroil others"?

But only because that has to be the nerdiest shirt ever.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: CPA

Originally posted by: Jeff7
I've got a shirt that says "MARS" on the front, with a large picture of one of the rovers.
There are people out there who passionately feel that the space program is a waste of money.
Would I be thrown out because my apparel may "provide a disturbance or embroil others"?

But only because that has to be the nerdiest shirt ever.

<--link

I also own one of these.

 

[i3igpete]

Originally posted by: CPA
But only because that has to be the nerdiest shirt ever.

:roll:

 

[shira]

In that mall, people had better not wear any visible signs of their religious preferences. So necklaces with crosses or mezzuzahs are out. And I guess anyone in religious vestments is barred.

And come to think of it, people had better not park in the mall's parking lot any cars with bumper-stickers espousing any particular point of view. That includes support for our troops, advocacy for animals, political preferences - gosh, just about anything. After all, someone might disagree.

 

[GoPackGo]

What a crock...a little girl is going to incite a disturbance?

This PC crap is breeding facism.

 

[Moonbeam]

Originally posted by: Harvey
You can always tell the mall's management what you think about thier fine policy. Include the second link in the OP's post for reference.

Hehe, I found that too and sent them my respects.

 

[ahurtt]

Meh, this isn't news. This is just a case of YAOZWBRaC.
(Yet Another Over Zealous Wanna Be Rent a Cop)

Give an ape a plastic badge and a cowboy hat and he thinks he's King frickin Kong.

 

[ahurtt]

Originally posted by: Dissipate

Originally posted by: amish

A security guard approached her at the food court and said the bandanna violated the mall's code of conduct, which is "wearing apparel which is likely to provide a disturbance or embroil other groups or the general public in open conflict."

what a joke. the only way that would "embroil" me is if she were spitting on a veteran while wearing the bandana. and it still wouldn't be about a bandana.

fake n' bacon needs to grow a brain.

This wasn't the security guard's fault. The idiots running the mall confirmed the policy.

But don't you think his interpretation of it was a little bit over the top?

 

[Moonbeam]

Originally posted by: ahurtt

Originally posted by: Dissipate

Originally posted by: amish

A security guard approached her at the food court and said the bandanna violated the mall's code of conduct, which is "wearing apparel which is likely to provide a disturbance or embroil other groups or the general public in open conflict."

what a joke. the only way that would "embroil" me is if she were spitting on a veteran while wearing the bandana. and it still wouldn't be about a bandana.

fake n' bacon needs to grow a brain.

This wasn't the security guard's fault. The idiots running the mall confirmed the policy.

But don't you think his interpretation of it was a little bit over the top?

Don't you think the confirmation was over the top?

 

[ahurtt]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam

Originally posted by: ahurtt

Originally posted by: Dissipate

Originally posted by: amish

A security guard approached her at the food court and said the bandanna violated the mall's code of conduct, which is "wearing apparel which is likely to provide a disturbance or embroil other groups or the general public in open conflict."

what a joke. the only way that would "embroil" me is if she were spitting on a veteran while wearing the bandana. and it still wouldn't be about a bandana.

fake n' bacon needs to grow a brain.

This wasn't the security guard's fault. The idiots running the mall confirmed the policy.

But don't you think his interpretation of it was a little bit over the top?

Don't you think the confirmation was over the top?

Not really. I think the mall is privately owned property so the mall owners and management are within their rights to enforce rules to try and avoid aggressive confrontations on their property which would scare away otherwise peaceful shoppers. I think it is a reasonable rule. But the security guard just got a little over zealous in what he personally considered to be "apparel which is likely to provide a disturbance" given the circumstances. I don't see anything wrong with the policy. I guess the management is just going to have to provide a list of specific items of apparel which fall under the domain of that rule since the rent-a-cops are too dumb to figure it out using their own judgement.