Today everyone was being kind of loud in the mall and I was trying to shop, so I blew my safety canned air horn. Everyone got quiet but the security guard told me if I ever did that again, he would arrest me because it was illegal. I BOUGHT THE THING IN THE MALL. How can it be illegal? Is this true?
2007-09-23 16:36:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
No he can't arrest you. However like previous other answers said he could have you arrested.
That is why I don't go in malls. It's like we are all still inside - people walk around malls and act just like they are outside, letting their kids be unruly and being loud. It's annoying.
I may just bring an air horn with me next time I go shopping! HA!
2007-09-23 17:40:01 · answer #1 · answered by Willalee 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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Is it illegal to blow one of those little canned air horns inside a mall?
Today everyone was being kind of loud in the mall and I was trying to shop, so I blew my safety canned air horn. Everyone got quiet but the security guard told me if I ever did that again, he would arrest me because it was illegal. I BOUGHT THE THING IN THE MALL. How can it be illegal? Is this true?
2015-08-18 05:32:04 · answer #2 · answered by Lucila 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-09 19:40:40 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mall security normally do NOT possess civil arresting powers. They can, however, detain you under citizen's arrest rights--which by the way, you too possess. Mall cop could have citied you distrubed the peace that could have caused mass panic.
You see: your air horn blast could have been taken as a real alarm that could have created a horrific people stampede mess---one that could hurt and possibly kill someone.
Local police could see the matter this way and they CAN arrest you. That was a pretty stupid thing you did. Think before you act, OK?
2007-09-23 19:57:07 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Wizard 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Everybody else has satisfactorily answered your question. All a security guard can do is HAVE you arrested. Most likely for disorderly conduct.
But the fact that you bought the horn in the mall doesn't make it legal to use it. If I bought condoms from a store in the mall, I still couldn't legally use them to have sex in the mall.
2007-09-23 18:28:21 · answer #5 · answered by Marc X 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
keep in mind that the mall is open to the public however it is private property, own and operated by a people who own the corporation. This is the same as if you went into my house and acted up. I "could" have you removed and or arrested for a public disorder charge. Malls are not public streets and even there, the law sets limits on what is allow.
2007-09-23 16:47:37 · answer #6 · answered by Carl P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
security guards cant arrest you they can call a real cop. it is illegal to disturb things like that. in NY that wuold be disorderly conduct.
2007-09-23 16:44:24 · answer #7 · answered by blktan23 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you could be charge with disordly conduct, distrubing the peace ect
2007-09-23 17:41:38 · answer #8 · answered by MYRAJEAN 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it was not ment to do that in a mall you nuts or what
2007-09-23 16:44:55 · answer #9 · answered by master 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋