Posted on 01/16/2023 4:23:35 AM PST by gattaca
Cellphone video captured a confrontation involving a Mall of America security guard telling a man wearing a "Jesus Saves" T-shirt that his shirt is "offending" shoppers at the famously large mall in Bloomington, Minnesota — and the guard ordered the man to remove the shirt or leave the mall.
What are the details? Alpha News — an independent outfit that covers news across the state that often goes unreported — said the confrontation took place last weekend, citing videos published on social media.
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Sue him, sue the mall, and anybody else responsible for hiring this POS. Tell Allah to GF himself.
To each his own
Allegedly just wearing the shirt was “soliciting” for Christianity and non-Christians were complaining. The huge Mall doubtless contained many wearing Vikings gear and at least a few wearing Packers gear. Were they not soliciting for their respective teams and thus mutually offensive. Should not any Cubs gear be removed lest Twins fans suffer microaggressions? How about Pepsi shirts offending Coke fans? Security guard badges offending antI-cop George Floyd acolytes?
That’s the way it should be. A private business owner should be able to exclude customers for any damn reason he wants.
Unfortunately, this was turned upside down when Federal civil rights laws were applied to “public accommodations.” Now, the security guard who removed a patron over a religious message will be subject to the same treatment under the law as a restaurant owner who tries to exclude black patrons, or a Rotary club that tries to exclude women.
>>No, a security guard is not an employee of the government. It’s a private corporation<<
You’re absolutely right, however if the person files suit against the Mall of America over his free speech rights being violated, it will ultimately be adjudicated one way or the other.
My guess is that the person’s law team will provide evidence proving the Mall of Americas security staff allows all manner of tee-shirt logos and memes that may offend yet targeted this particular shirt.
They will win. If the Mall of Americas appeals, it will go up the latter. It’s just as if Mall of Americas restricted a gay pride tee-shirt or a Muzzies for Muhammad tee-shirt.
It is a violation of free speech.
I’ve heard that before and have a hard time believing it.
The same person I heard it from was all excited because he knew Saddam Hussein and his henchman Tariq Aziz and considered Aziz a Christian.
That told me just what an delusional idiot this guy was
Corporate scum vs. Jesus.
We know who will ultimately win this one.
there is a flash mob “planned” i believe.
they should have kept their plans quiet IMHO.
-PJ
Why does anyone go to the MOA?
As long as a such similar displays/clothing promoting every & any religion is banned I have no problem with this.
The Mall of a America has turned into a giant, crime-ridden s__thole. It really has gone downhill.
That would be funny and amusing to see!
Every Christian Church in that area should print JESUS SAVES shirts and descend on the MOM in the hundreds or thousands.
This could crush the mall if they stand by this action. I’m ready for a full blown apology. More Norwegians and Lutherans up there than Somalis.
Perfect. Or, alternately, just a few at a time, spread out over the day, on a continuous basis.
It’s not up to the mall security guard to make up mall protocols on the spot.
It people don’t like what the shirt says, then they don’t have to look at it.
It’s a dammed good thing these defectives aren’t issued guns.
This idiot would qualify for the capitol force . They can
indiscriminately murder innocents.
I have had people tell me that Christians are not persecuted in America. Some places in America do discriminate Christians. Maybe not as bad as some middle east countries but, give it more time, it HAS started.
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