Hamans-gallows
Regular Member
I was visiting Territory Days in Colorado Springs and a man came up to me and said that he was an event manager and I couldn't OC at the event. I told him to shove off. He kept haranguing me so I went up to a police officer and told her that the man was harassing me and would they please ask him to stop.
Well, they told me that I was trespassing since the man had a permit for an event and he could ask me to leave if he wanted. I pointed out that I was on a public sidewalk, and that I was patronizing businesses there. They told me to leave or be arrested. I saw a woman OCing a little ways away, and said that I was going to go over and speak to her. As I started to leave, an officer physically grabbed my coat and wouldn't let me leave.
The manager told me that the woman was a reinactor, and that her gun carried blanks, so she was OK.
I called the Duty Lieutenant at Sand Creek, and she told me the same thing: That since the organizers had a permit, that made the sidewalk private property.
Advice?
Well, they told me that I was trespassing since the man had a permit for an event and he could ask me to leave if he wanted. I pointed out that I was on a public sidewalk, and that I was patronizing businesses there. They told me to leave or be arrested. I saw a woman OCing a little ways away, and said that I was going to go over and speak to her. As I started to leave, an officer physically grabbed my coat and wouldn't let me leave.
The manager told me that the woman was a reinactor, and that her gun carried blanks, so she was OK.
I called the Duty Lieutenant at Sand Creek, and she told me the same thing: That since the organizers had a permit, that made the sidewalk private property.
Advice?