Posted on 04/05/2021 7:38:18 AM PDT by simpson96
A man who was arrested after refusing a temperature screening at Disney Springs in Florida told authorities that he couldn't be told to leave because he had spent $15,000 on his vacation.
The man, Kelly Sills, a tourist from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, bypassed the Orlando attraction's medical screening in February and refused to get his temperature checked when asked by Disney employees, according to a report from the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
Body camera video released recently showed Sills refusing to leave when asked by law enforcement.
"I spent $15,000 to come here," Sills said after a deputy told him that he was officially considered to be trespassing. Deputies and a security manager at Disney Springs had approached Sills outside the Boathouse restaurant, according to the police report.
The report said Sills argued with the security manager, yelling at him, before the manager told him he was "no longer welcome at the park today."
A woman could be heard asking officers not to arrest Sills in the video.
"He's not listening," a man responded. "All he had to do was get temperature-checked. That's it."
At another point in the video, Sills asked whether authorities could take his temperature before forcing him to leave. Someone responded that they would do so at jail, according to NBC affiliate WFLA of Tampa. Sills also claimed to be a Disney stockholder at another point.
Sills pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor trespassing charge, according to court records. His attorney, Michael Zmijewski, declined to comment Sunday.
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BTTT.
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That noise you hear is my grinding teeth.
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LOL-—typing too fast and not proof reading. I agree with you-—YUCK!
I was in Orlando for work and made a wrong turn into a Disney parking lot.
They made me show ID just to turn around and leave.
I can’t stand Disney.
That is the kind of money you spend to go there now.
Agreed. I have no idea why people still give money to woke companies like disney.
That’s amazing. Mickey Mouse is a robber. To some extent, he’s always been. I remember going to Disneyland as a little kid in the ‘70s and seeing my dad peel off a wad of $20s for my family’s entry, and thinking, “Wow, this place is overpriced.” But, yikes, $15K for a week of “Disney magic”? That’s like half the price of the average new car. Crazy.
You just hold a cold water bottle or icepack to your forehead.
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Or pop an aspirin at the hotel.
“He is a dumass”
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Which is likely one of the reasons his attorney refused to comment. ;-)
He didn’t get arrested for refusing to take the temperature. He got arrested for refusing to leave.
No.
She was actually high risk- overweight and diabetes.
She felt bad for about 5 days and then recovered to where she felt better than she had in years. But never had a temperature.
I bet his temp went way up.
You are taking the discussion to a ridiculous extreme. It is a temperature check. You example of a mask fits. Yes, if they say wear a mask, a mask. I’m not in favor of vaccine passports so I think we agree there.
On that point, I always thought there was an easy solution. Hand the couple two brides topper and two groom toppers. Tell them you don't put them on because it damages the cake in transit. Tell them the extras are in case they lose one.
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