[mrsmith]

"The fact that the hotel is privately owned has no bearing on the discussion. "

Paging Karl Marx!

Whatever, just use your head out there.

[SUSSA]

So you think people can assault anyone they want if they are on private property?

Someone can walk into a restaurant grab you by the neck and throw you to the ground because they don't like something you said?

That's an interesting theory.

It wasn't employees of the corporation that owns the hotel or of the company that manages the hotel. It was people who were also attending the public event being held there.