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egoistorms
12-29-2007, 07:44 PM
I almost did this evening. dude said I had to get a permit from the university.

I had read this (http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/pruneyard.html) this morning and was feeling cocky so I was a smart ass and he called in his blue suits to arrest me. I split before they got there.

opinions ?
matthylland
12-29-2007, 07:46 PM
yes, you could have....find spots that are free speech zones, or just ask someone, probably in the administrative building, for permission
egoistorms
12-29-2007, 07:48 PM
what is a free speech zone ? you mean like america ? isn't the campus publicly owned ?
tsetsefly
12-29-2007, 07:49 PM
what is a free speech zone ? you mean like america ? isn't the campus publicly owned ?

exactly, lol, free speech zones, unless it is a private university, even then they coudl only arrest you if you are asked to leave and you dont...
slamhead
12-29-2007, 07:49 PM
Publicly owned but sponsored by corporatism.
boberino
12-29-2007, 07:49 PM
isn't the campus publicly owned ?

No college campus is public property.
egoistorms
12-29-2007, 07:52 PM
No college campus is public property.

is it not property of the state ? do my 1st amendment rights not hold on campus ?
ZenX
12-29-2007, 07:56 PM
http://www.splc.org/legalresearch.asp?id=78

Sheds a little light on the issue. I taught at SHSU, where a preacher-guy was arrested and his conviction upheld. While it's ultimately infringing on our rights, it would probably be best for you to ask where the "free speech" zones are and stick there.
egoistorms
12-29-2007, 08:00 PM
http://www.splc.org/legalresearch.asp?id=78

Sheds a little light on the issue. I taught at SHSU, where a preacher-guy was arrested and his conviction upheld. While it's ultimately infringing on our rights, it would probably be best for you to ask where the "free speech" zones are and stick there.

thanks for the link. any court literature on your "preacher-guy" ?
ZenX
12-29-2007, 08:09 PM
http://media.www.houstonianonline.com/media/storage/paper229/news/2001/03/08/News/Controversial.Preacher.Arrested.On.Campus.Monday-53575.shtml
is a link.... This wasn't the usual guy that comes to campuses in the South, but I would always take my class to visit them and have them write an essay on rhetoric. :)
surf
12-29-2007, 08:17 PM
what game?