This Saturday Ron Paul Rally at Marlins Game

[Mani]

Someone uploaded the first run-in with security:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...l=7&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

 

[torchbearer]

Someone uploaded the first run-in with security:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...l=7&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

wish i would have been there...

 

[Mesogen]

What was their rationale for the censorship?

People hold signs at sporting events ALL THE TIME.
All kinds of messages.

Why is this particular message so different?

 

[Devil_rules_in_extremes]

This is just a thought. Somebody tell me if I am wrong or not.

I admire the RP supporters for their effort to get the message of Ron Paul out to the public, but the argument is, does the private organization that owns the team and stadium have the property rights to take their signs away?

I think they do, but im not entirely sure. Maybe they don't have that right.

 

[Mesogen]

Sure they have the right to censor whatever they want in their stadium (or should). But I'm curious to know how "private" that stadium is. Usually stadia are built with public funds. I don't know exactly how it works.

Anyway, I'm just wondering what their reasoning was when people bring all sorts of signs to games.

 

[Devil_rules_in_extremes]

Sure they have the right to censor whatever they want in their stadium (or should). But I'm curious to know how "private" that stadium is. Usually stadia are built with public funds. I don't know exactly how it works.

Anyway, I'm just wondering what their reasoning was when people bring all sorts of signs to games.

SOME stadiums are built with public funds... But not all.

 

[cajuncocoa]

It might be that they don't want political signs in the stadium. I watch a lot of baseball and football games, and I've seen many signs, but I don't recall any of a political nature.