"Riad S. Wahby" wrote:
Except if the action is taking place on the property of the business, it is the owner's perogative to ask the people involved to leave. Property rights are just as important to the ballpark owner as personally expressive rights are to the lesbians at the baseball game.
I agree to all but the following:
When I buy a ticket to a ballgame it is subject to the owner letting me in the ballpark. I understand that when I buy the ticket, I take a risk in doing so; the owner can decide he doesn't want me on his property and throw me out. The fact that I bought a ticket doesn't assure me that I'll be allowed to stay in the ballpark, it only assures me that I won't be turned away at the door. The owner can still decide to throw me out at any time.
when I buy a ticket, I buy "access" to the game. nobody pays for tickets just to be on the field. so if the owner throws me out I believe that he should refund all or part of the ticket price, because he is not delivering what I payed for (a live sports performance).