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Apparently someone invited to an event and whom the operators of the event do not want arrested for trespassing can be trespassing, and the operators of the eve
by cestith 10y ago
Apparently someone invited to an event and whom the operators of the event do not want arrested for trespassing can be trespassing, and the operators of the event can be arrested for saying they don't want him arrested for trespassing.
- mcguire 10y agoThe ones paying the security guards are the Jewish Community Foundation, presumably of Kansas City. They are, I assume, the ones who wanted an attendee and a library employee arrested. Their web site seems to be down at the moment, though.
- dalke 10y agoThe underlying article from BORDC says: > ... the library agreed to allow off-duty police to be on the scene. However, the library set two conditions. First, nobody could be forcibly removed for asking an unpopular question. Second, nobody could be removed at all without consulting with the library staff, who would only allow an individual to be removed if staff concluded they were an imminent threat.
- kevin_b_er 10y agoThe man, this "off-duty cop", attacked and battered two other people and held them against their will (kidnapping). Where are the charges for this?
- mcherm 10y agoI can only assume that the district attorney has chosen not to prosecute these crimes. In fact, it seems to me that police are very rarely ever prosecuted for crimes.