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SPRINGFIELD (AP) - A southwest Missouri mall defended its dress code after a security guard told a 10-year-old girl her bandanna decorated with peace signs, smiley faces and flowers violated the mall;s code of conduct.
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Lydia had violated No. 10 on the list of 17 offenses: "failing to be fully clothed or wearing apparel which is likely to provide a disturbance or embroil other groups or the general public in open conflict."
It's true. Missouri is so right wing and Christian, any hint humans behave peacefully toward each other can drive the residents to riot.
"The code of conduct is pretty clear, and, you know, I think common sense should prevail," said Les Morris, spokesman for Simon Property Group Inc., which owns the mall.
Under the code, people who don’t comply with the code can be asked to leave. If they don’t leave, they can be arrested for trespassing.
Christine Moses, director of mall marketing, noted the mall is privately owned and behavior on its premises can be regulated.
Similar policies are in place at 285 Simon properties in 39 states and Puerto Rico.
At least one Battlefield Mall retailer, JCPenney, sells bandanas. They come in black, white, blue and red and sell for $4.50.
"There are things we sell that it’s OK to own them, but to use them in the mall setting is inappropriate," Morris said.
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Lydia had violated No. 10 on the list of 17 offenses: "failing to be fully clothed or wearing apparel which is likely to provide a disturbance or embroil other groups or the general public in open conflict."
It's true. Missouri is so right wing and Christian, any hint humans behave peacefully toward each other can drive the residents to riot.
"The code of conduct is pretty clear, and, you know, I think common sense should prevail," said Les Morris, spokesman for Simon Property Group Inc., which owns the mall.
Under the code, people who don’t comply with the code can be asked to leave. If they don’t leave, they can be arrested for trespassing.
Christine Moses, director of mall marketing, noted the mall is privately owned and behavior on its premises can be regulated.
Similar policies are in place at 285 Simon properties in 39 states and Puerto Rico.
At least one Battlefield Mall retailer, JCPenney, sells bandanas. They come in black, white, blue and red and sell for $4.50.
"There are things we sell that it’s OK to own them, but to use them in the mall setting is inappropriate," Morris said.
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