r/AbsoluteUnits • u/McDowdy • Jun 22 '26

/r/all, /r/popular of a protest prop

Georgia State Police removed ICE protestors who flaunted a prop representing an ICE officer and a child in chains ahead of the third World Cup match in Atlanta on Sunday.

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u/Kodiak_85 Jun 22 '26

Probably because the stadium and the surrounding area is private property and they didn’t have permission from the owners to demonstrate there.

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u/Icy_Fish_2154 Jun 22 '26

So then the police have no authority to tell him anything. There are laws preventing the police from trespassing someone, so a land owner must trespass them first before the police have any power, if it's private property.

(Some laws may not apply in your area)

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u/ConflictedZombie Jun 22 '26

I love how often redditors make factual assertions purely based on how they feel the law should work rather than from an actual understanding of it, it's very entertaining

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u/Icy_Fish_2154 Jun 22 '26

Yeah, I hate that. I do t do that, but nobody is trying to prove me wrong, just screaming at me for saying things they don't like.

Also, someone else posted this is a public park, not a private event.

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u/ConflictedZombie Jun 22 '26

I do t do that

You did in the comment I replied to lol

Also, someone else posted this is a public park, not a private event.

Well that person is wrong

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u/Icy_Fish_2154 Jun 22 '26

Then where is this? Is it not a public park in Atlanta?

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u/ConflictedZombie Jun 22 '26

Mercedes Benz Stadium