Business & Tech

"Occupy Danbury" A Poll

Members of Occupy Danbury have been asked to leave the Danbury Fair mall. Is this right?

This is a question posed by Occupy Danbury, and here is their submitted background information.

BACKGROUND

Since opening over 20 years ago, for better or for worse, the Danbury Fair Mall has become the center of economic life in our region.  As such, it serves as a place for people to gather and meet.  Many people, including the corporation itself, considers the mall our new Town Center/Green.  Recently, a group of citizens wearing "Occupy Danbury" T-shirts met over dinner in the mall food court to discuss the Occupy movement. They were approached and told by Mall Security that they were not welcome to come back wearing those T-Shirts.  The citizens gathered felt this was another example of corporations and the 1% dominating politics and speech in this country. 
Our question is a simple one: 

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