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KCNC CBS 4 (CO): Pot Shirt Ban From Aurora Mall Draws Protesters (VIDEO) |
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Written by Howard Nathan
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Monday, 31 May 2010 |
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A man banned from the Aurora Mall for wearing a cannabis t-shirt is
thinking about filing a lawsuit.
Two dozen pro-marijuana demonstrators dared the Aurora Mall to stop them
like had Jake Gailey when he entered the mall wearing a shirt that
features a play on Barack Obama's "Yes We Can" campaign slogan and
graphics, but instead features the message "YES WE CANNABIS" and
displays a marijuana leaf.
They marched into the mall wearing t-shirts promoting marijuana.
Gailey admits he got upset about the request, then later agreed to be
banned from the mall for a year in exchange for the Aurora police
dropping a charge of disturbing the peace.
Gailey's mother is outraged.
"To me, it would be just like any political cause, they cannot ban a
t-shirt. It is certainly not obscene and it is not controversial," Linda
Gailey said.
The mall's management company has promised to respond in writing to the
protestors, but they have not issued a statement yet.
In response to the Gailey incident the mall says that their code of
conduct states appropriate and non-offensive attire must be worn at all
times. |
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