Looks like that large banner had been set up on private property. Right in the front entrance access.
Jane, I don’t know what the rules are back there for sure, but the sidewalks are generally considered to be public property.
These guys were right at the curb. I had at first thought they might have been blocking the sidewalk, but that didn’t seem to be the case.
As long as they aren’t blocking traffic, I think they have a right to be there and display signs of their choice.
If news crews and the public were congregating blocking the entrance, then there could be cause to remove the sign and get them to disburse.
The best way to do that, it to notify the police and have them handle it.
No matter what the signs say, you make yourself look bad if you take action against these folks.
I don’t like to say it, because these guys were idiots, but you don’t do anything that can make idiots look like they were the abused ones. Here, Trump’s guys may have done that.
I don’t think assault is justified for the protester, but we know the media is going to skewer Trump over this. His guys may be fined here too. And who knows, this guy may get a monetary settlement out of it.
That’s why you don’t bother with idiots. You let them be idiots and generally they’ll be ignored by most everyone.
Who was going to pay attention to them before this? Not many. Now the media will talk about it for months.
Yep, not as much rights to fly things on private property.
The point about endangering others by blocking a view of a potential violent act is also a valid point.