Doesn't sound like private property to me. Limited info here, but, I would assume a public sidewalk.
“Doesn’t sound like private property to me. Limited info here, but, I would assume a public sidewalk.”
Christian News Wire describes it as a “sit-in” in its headline as does Terry in the story. “Sit-in” to me means you’re either occupying private space or blocking access to private space. A sit-in on public property that doesn’t block anything accomplishes nothing. The only photo I saw was of two people kneeling in front of some building doors.
I still think it’s a safe bet that Terry and others wanted to be arrested. One person arrested has now spent a total of three years in jail after various protests (guess she doesn’t have a family to worry about; seems about as nutty as what Sheehan does). Also, nowhere does anybody associated with the protests complain about the arrests. You can bet that if they were mad about it, Christian News Wire would have reported that. This is NOT a police outrage against pro-lifers.
If a squatter sets up camp on your front porch, that is technically “outside” your house. I suspect you would feel justified in removing them nonetheless.