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Carlsbad mall security banishes steampunk group
I'm not sure if you're aware, but malls are NOT public domains. They are not state funded operations, they're privately funded public areas and showing up in costume (You say "dressed weird" but it constitutes a costume) with a giant group is more than enough reason to kick someone out. On top of that, because the group is being so childish about being kicked out-- they lost ANOTHER spot, the other mall denied them when they came back. Why? Because they told the mall owner "The other mall let's us in" and childish crap like that is why a lot of costumed people get flack from the public. If the party had called ahead, which they didn't, the entire thing would have been avoided. I'm really ashamed that people are acting the way they are. On top of that, this article is bias. It villainizes the business owner and doesn't give us the full truth, just the truth the steampunks made. It's very "He said she said" and not an honest third-party article. It's bad journalism for the sake of starting drama. And I honestly am on the mall managers side, and I'm a costumed hooligan myself to a degree, I just follow the rules. If 20+ people showed up in costume (which I'm aware there were) to my stores and my store owners had to put up with the hubub I'd have them out in two seconds flat. Why? because it's not only my property; it's the store owners property as well. You also are not aware of past events at the mall, or even the mall rules-- in fact no one knows anything about this mall because the article writer refuses to let people have both sides. State parks are public areas, I suggested people go to the state parks and what reply did I see? "They went to the other mall and got kicked out :(" Come on! Learn that private property, which is what a mall is, is privately owned and not a costume stomping ground people are entitled to have! And rules change mall-to-mall! So please stop with this crusade of stupidity because it helps no one, the news articles are bias and villainize business owners for the pleasure of some costumed folk and trust me, I am one of them, I just do it in the right places. Whether you (or I) like it or not, you DO represent the steampunk community and this is unacceptable behavior. Just go to a park, have a picnic, and stop raining entitlement to areas down on people who have the right to stop giant costumed parties from running around in their area. Why ignore perfectly good parks and public rec areas to have a battle over something that, not only will never be won, but is pointless, dramatic, and rather childish. You got kicked out, move on.— February 26, 2014 11:32 a.m.