Assuming this was a nonprivate event, that man has every right to do what he did.
But a state fair kind of obscures the line between private and non-private. But if it's funded with government money, I see no reason how he could have legally been silenced (assuming he was completely peaceful).
But a state fair kind of obscures the line between private and non-private. But if it's funded with government money, I see no reason how he could have legally been silenced (assuming he was completely peaceful).
He wasn't. He was rabble-rousing, in my estimation from having viewed the video. He wasn't horribly, over-the-top rude and belligerent, but he WAS rude and belligerent.
I don't see why rude and belligerent would be a reason to block his access in a public area.
Hatuey already answered as I would have. Fairgoers pay to get in, and they shouldn't have to deal with rude and belligerent. If he'd just been drinking, and started acting like that, the same thing would have happened. You don't get to show your ass, no matter what you are for or against, at a gathering such as this.
I could count on no hands the number of state fairs I have been to. Is paying for a ticket a common thing among these events?
The guy was acting unstable. It really didn't matter what his message way.
You can be arrested for disturbing the peace regardless of where you are, the same reason you can't drive down a street at 3am blasting music outside of your car even though the street is public.
Contrary to what many believe, the Alaska State Fairgrounds is private property and bringing firearms into the grounds “is not allowed,” Remaley said. “It’s just like going to Carrs or Fred Meyer, it’s private property. ... They apparently wanted him to leave, he wasn’t going for that.”
The problem with videos like these is they never tell the whole story. For example, this little detail has been overlooked.
Local News : Protest leads to arrest at state fair - Frontiersman
Blasting music at 3am is disturbing the peace. There's no reason for it and it wakes everyone else up. The guy at this fair was expressing an opinion, and people could easily walk away if they were offended (try doing that if the guy blasting music at 3am rolls by your house).
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