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Originally Posted by Bill8
well, there are several levels of issue here.
the first, and the one I find interesting, is the radical right's desire to paint this as an attempt by obama to crush dissent.
the second is the role of rentacops in society.
everybody over the age of 20 knows rentacops can be dangerous, that they often do things that seem borderline illegal and get away with it, because our society approves of the use of private security to protect private interests with force.
So, if you are pissed about rentacops exceeding their mandate, there are thousands of cases like this every year, so protest away, because rentacops are dangerous and never to be trusted.
But, if you think these rentacops were pressing a political agenda, then let's discuss that question.
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In no way do I think the security guards had a political agenda. Apparently no one that had not paid to advertise at this event was allowed to advertise. They had every right to ask the man to leave the premises...and upon his refusal to do so...the only legal right they had was to call the police...but they committed a battery upon the guy in addition to detaining him which constitutes a form of kidnapping.