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Originally posted by: alanleroy
Even though the new regulation was developed in cooperation with the ACLU, it could limit freedom of speech and may not pass constitutional muster. What happens when there are more people who want a ‘Performance Circle’ than are available? What if someone were to insist on exercising free speech without a circle? Can the Government limit what they say and how they dress? Who will enforce this? Fremont Security or Las Vegas Police?
Originally posted by: alanleroy
Even though the new regulation was developed in cooperation with the ACLU, it could limit freedom of speech and may not pass constitutional muster. What happens when there are more people who want a ‘Performance Circle’ than are available? What if someone were to insist on exercising free speech without a circle? Can the Government limit what they say and how they dress? Who will enforce this? Fremont Security or Las Vegas Police?
I was on Fremont at Thanksgiving, soon after the laws went into effect. One morning I saw I guy in a wheelchair pan handling next to the crosswalk, and nowhere near a circle with security closing in on him. Since I was aware of the whole history of the area and busking I watched because I was curious what they were going to do.
They just told him he had to move back a bit from the crosswalk.
I have no idea if he had a circle or not, (as I recall he moved "closer" to one, but not within one).
It didn't seem like they were too concerned with what he was doing, just that he was in the way of a heavy traffic area.