KARE 11 in Minneapolis reports that the Mall of America is waiting to hear from a judge on its request for a restraining order to prevent a #BlackLivesMatter protest on Dec. 23. The mall’s request for a temporary restraining order says #BlackLivesMatter has been using its Facebook and Twitter pages to organize a demonstration at the mall on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
Judge yet to rule on Black Lives Matter restraining order. @LouRaguse reports https://t.co/8yBBAIhaeV pic.twitter.com/8vCJGHQ9S6
— KARE 11 (@kare11) December 21, 2015
Targeting commerce is not a new strategy. On Black Friday, #BlackLivesMatters demonstrators in Chicago locked arms in front of businesses along the city’s “Magnificent Mile” shopping district, physically preventing customers from entering stores. And just last week, #BlackLivesMatters marchers in New York City made stops at Macy’s and Saks Fifth Avenue stores to hold “die-ins.”
Reading through the Mall of America's temporary restraining order against Black Lives Matter and its protest scheduled for Wed. Some notes:
— Lou Raguse (@LouRaguse) December 21, 2015
MOA claims the 2014 protest caused irreparable harm – hurting business with double-digit decreases in sales/commissions for employees
— Lou Raguse (@LouRaguse) December 21, 2015
MOA is asking judge to prohibit BLM from protesting there, soliciting demonstrators, and force them to delete social media posts encouraging
— Lou Raguse (@LouRaguse) December 21, 2015
MOA asking judge to order BLM to post on Facebook, Twitter and text group that Dec 23 demonstration is canceled.
— Lou Raguse (@LouRaguse) December 21, 2015
There will be court hearing at 2pm on the temporary restraining order from Mall of America to Black Lives Matter. I'll update from there.
— Lou Raguse (@LouRaguse) December 21, 2015
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About 1,000 #BlackLivesMatter demonstrators occupied the mall last year, and Miski Noor, named in the legal filing, insists they’ll do it again.
“We’re not going to be canceling the protest. No, the people have a right to show up. We have a right to say what our message is. We have a right to speak out. And us not showing up and us not speaking would be the mall winning,” said Noor.
We’re not sure at what point the mall became “the enemy.”
@kare11 @LouRaguse the public rules this: MOA is a private business – step off BLM!
— PAUL (@ELblancoTIGER) December 21, 2015
@ELblancoTIGER @kare11 @LouRaguse the judge knows what to do but fears the backlash of BLM activists. Such a joke. Quit ruining Christmas.
— Dr. J Bowland™ (@BowlandJacob) December 21, 2015
@kare11 @LouRaguse I hope the judge sides with the MOA attorneys. These businesses have nothing to do with the issue yet BLM is hurting them
— Alicia Johnson (@AliciaJN) December 21, 2015
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