Puppy Mill Protester Tackled by Mall Cops

[Nancy1999]

Although it was private property, and not the place for a legal protest, sometimes you have to bend the rules for an important cause. Unfortunately, the activities of some animal rights groups have turned off many people to listen to any protest. These girls didn't stop or interfere with customers wanting to access the store, and they weren't throwing things on them. It was a peaceful protest. I'm not sure why the man was handled so roughly, perhaps he was the one on the loud speaker, but the way they treated him was pretty much the same way puppy mill dogs are treated. On the other hand, what were the security cops suppose to do? They want to keep their jobs.

[AshDawn]

Originally Posted by MeganS

I do find it interesting though that the cheerleaders were there for like 5 minutes and no one did anything, and as soon as the guy started talking security was tackling him. That's not fair.

Exactly what I was thinking.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by AshDawn

Exactly what I was thinking.

If you notice the security guard was calling for backup the first few minutes of the film. When the other guards came the man was the target because the girls were quite, and the man was doing the talking.

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by yorkiekist

I think the bimbos with the pompoms should have been escourted off the property as well.

I was a pom pom girl for 1 year in high school - I'm just *today* learning I am a bimbo. Ahmagod, what am I gonna DO NOW?

I need to quit my job, hand back my bachelors degree, annihilate my GPA -- and go try out for the Suns' cheer squad. I'm totally sunk.

[gkathleenw]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

I was a pom pom girl for 1 year in high school - I'm just *today* learning I am a bimbo. Ahmagod, what am I gonna DO NOW?

I need to quit my job, hand back my bachelors degree, annihilate my GPA -- and go try out for the Suns' cheer squad. I'm totally sunk.

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

I was a pom pom girl for 1 year in high school - I'm just *today* learning I am a bimbo. Ahmagod, what am I gonna DO NOW?

I need to quit my job, hand back my bachelors degree, annihilate my GPA -- and go try out for the Suns' cheer squad. I'm totally sunk.

Well if you're gonna do that, then I'm going to have to do it too. I was a pom pom girl for 2 years in HS. If you make it as a Suns girl then I'm going to be a Laker girl, and we can argue about who's team is better! You up for it??

[AshDawn]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

If you notice the security guard was calling for backup the first few minutes of the film. When the other guards came the man was the target because the girls were quite, and the man was doing the talking.

Yes, but the security guard stood and watched those girls protest for an extended period of time and they were not escorted out, regardless of when backup came.

[yorkiekist]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

I was a pom pom girl for 1 year in high school - I'm just *today* learning I am a bimbo. Ahmagod, what am I gonna DO NOW?

I need to quit my job, hand back my bachelors degree, annihilate my GPA -- and go try out for the Suns' cheer squad. I'm totally sunk.

LOL!!! I didnt say all pompom girls were bimbos!!

[yorkiekist]

Too all of you that replied to my postcant get that multi post thing yet)

If I had a business next door to that pet store, I would have called the police and not left it to the "security guards". Those girls were totally obnoxious and if I were a customer, I would turn around a go a different way. And , yes, they are on the same level as the military funeral hecklers. There are other ways of getting ones point across.
I agree with their points of view, I just dont agree with the tactics they use.

Wheres Paul Blart when you need him!!!LOL

[MeganS]

I'm sorry - I guess I just don't understand how you can compare them to the jerks who protest at military funerals.

I'm not trying to argue or anything. This just really baffled me and I'd like to understand your way of thinking.

There is a huge difference between being annoying protestors and what the people who protest military funerals do.

and, most protests are pretty annoying. If people just stood around staring at each other it wouldn't get the point across very well lol. the idea is to bring attention to it, not get as little attention as possible.

[yorkiekist]

Originally Posted by MeganS

I'm sorry - I guess I just don't understand how you can compare them to the jerks who protest at military funerals.

I'm not trying to argue or anything. This just really baffled me and I'd like to understand your way of thinking.

There is a huge difference between being annoying protestors and what the people who protest military funerals do.

and, most protests are pretty annoying. If people just stood around staring at each other it wouldn't get the point across very well lol. the idea is to bring attention to it, not get as little attention as possible.

This is just my point of view. Annoying is annoying no matter if its in a mall or at a funeral. If you dont like the war, go talk to your senator. If you dont like pet stores, go talk to your senator. You should not be able to make others lives miserable, make other businesses loose cliental, or use intimidation and harrasment tactics all in the name of a "protest". I dont know why the mall cop tackeled that boy. If I were the store owner, i would have just called the police. End of story, end of problem. No matter what you passion is there is always a jerk around to rain on your parade, so to speak, and draw attention to themselves or their agenda. JMO

[chachi]

Originally Posted by yorkiekist

even though the message was loud and clear, i think the bimbos with the pompoms should have been escourted off the property as well. Their tactics are very much like peta. Not only are they disturbing the business at the pet store, they are disturbing the other businesses in the mall. These people fall into the same catagory as the protestors at military funerals.

lol!!

[Nancy1999]

I guess I'm willing to be a little annoyed so that important topics will be brought to my attention. Protesters have done a lot to get this country where it is today. I think we would still be under England's rule if nobody believed in protesting. How about women's voting rights, don't you think those women must have been annoying parading around bringing scads of attention to themselves? The protesters of the 60's got us out of the Vietnam War, and they were annoying too. To me this was a well-executed protest, nobody was hurt or endangered, just annoyed. Not sure about the male protester, I don't, know if he was hurt, but that's one of the drawbacks of protesting. He probably was asked to leave peacefully and refused, and this made better video. The mall has every right to remove those people breaking the rules, and with video cameras the message was probably relayed on their local news channels so that people were made aware of the problem. Before we can fix the roof, we have to know there is a leak.

[Nikki+2]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

I guess I'm willing to be a little annoyed so that important topics will be brought to my attention. Protesters have done a lot to get this country where it is today. I think we would still be under England's rule if nobody believed in protesting. How about women's voting rights, don't you think those women must have been annoying parading around bringing scads of attention to themselves? The protesters of the 60's got us out of the Vietnam War, and they were annoying too. To me this was a well-executed protest, nobody was hurt or endangered, just annoyed. Not sure about the male protester, I don't, know if he was hurt, but that's one of the drawbacks of protesting. He probably was asked to leave peacefully and refused, and this made better video. The mall has every right to remove those people breaking the rules, and with video cameras the message was probably relayed on their local news channels so that people were made aware of the problem. Before we can fix the roof, we have to know there is a leak.

Love that!

[yorkiekist]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

I guess I'm willing to be a little annoyed so that important topics will be brought to my attention. Protesters have done a lot to get this country where it is today. I think we would still be under England's rule if nobody believed in protesting. How about women's voting rights, don't you think those women must have been annoying parading around bringing scads of attention to themselves? The protesters of the 60's got us out of the Vietnam War, and they were annoying too. To me this was a well-executed protest, nobody was hurt or endangered, just annoyed. Not sure about the male protester, I don't, know if he was hurt, but that's one of the drawbacks of protesting. He probably was asked to leave peacefully and refused, and this made better video. The mall has every right to remove those people breaking the rules, and with video cameras the message was probably relayed on their local news channels so that people were made aware of the problem. Before we can fix the roof, we have to know there is a leak.

I am just looking at it from the other business owners view. If I am paying good money for rent at the mall, I sure dont want any potential clinental to change their minds about coming to my shop just because there is a protest going on.