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Originally Posted by Coach
Well, let's say you're a father or mother of kids, and you just happen to run across to somebody else who's been using foul language for a period of time. How would you handle it? Would you move away, or inform a Wal-Mart employee becuase of the distruptive behavior?
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Actually, I have (on more than one occasion) asked an individual to curb their excessive, foul language because my wife and young son were present, Mr. Coach. The last time was at a little league game, if you can believe that. Normally, it's something that I can handle myself without the need to involve an employee of the establishment at which I am present at the time. In every case so far, it's worked out without any sort of altercation. I suppose you never know when you're going to encounter a complete nutjob, though.
In this situation, I can't see that the fire marshall man did anything wrong. If he felt the need to give her a ticket, so be it. Let a judge figure it out.
However, that isn't really my question. My question has to do with the right of Wal-Mart (the owner of the property, in this case) to remove a person based solely on their speech. I honestly don't know the answer to this. I assume speech is viewed as a form of behavior ... maybe.
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