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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He is a dumass
I’m a HUGE Disney nut and have gone almost every year since first opening. But stop placating this “woke” businesses and spend your money else wear....We did it this year and went to the panhandle of Florida spending money at ALL small businesses.
Dumbass which? Not checking terms and conditions at resort, or dropping 15K on Disney?
15K on Disney? Why? How?
Under Xiden-nomics the minimum wage will eventually be $15,000 an hour so this Woke Disney holiday will be affordable to all of our Comrades.
$15k to see a communist mouse? I bet the bill is on a credit card.
Back when they were requiring these, I guess that they still do here in doctor’s offices, I insisted on my temp being taken on the inside of my elbow. I got some push back but they did it. I don’t want children to have it normalized that someone in authority can point a gun at their foreheads.
All of the above
Kelly=Karen
I’m proud to say I’ve never been there.
There are so many better uses of that money.
Not sure Why but I can see How. Idiot in so many ways.
I haven’t seen the inside of a Disney park since 1990. And I have no idea of this gentleman’s family. Nor do I know the length of their stay. But $15K seems like more than I’d be willing to spend on any vacation, shy of a month in Europe.
Idiot. What is the big deal about taking a temp check.
And...if you don’t want to comply with the rules of a private business, don’t visit it.
Misleading title. He was arrested for refusing to leave private property when refusing simple contractual terms of entry.
“He is a dumass”
I agree. Once they started ‘gay day’, I was done with them.
“the minimum wage will eventually be $15,000 an hour so this Woke Disney holiday will be affordable to all of our Comrades”
No, it’s simpler then that.
They just mandate progressive pricing, like Medicare: you pay more if you make more.
So it won’t matter how hard you work, how smart you are: the price is adjusted so everyone gets the same stuff no matter what they make.
Worked really well in the Soviet Union! No one with a brain bothered to make anything worth anything because why bother? Everyone gets the same crap in the end.
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