昨天我還在跟四季妹妹討論美國政教分離的問題，今天就看到這條新聞。美國真沒有我想象的那麽自由。
新聞裏這位老兄就因為在播放“上帝保佑美國”的時候需要上廁所，結果被警察趕出體育場。這可不是什麽天方夜譚，而且就發生在2008年的紐約著名的Yankee Stadium。
還好，這位也不是好惹的。跟警察沒道理可講，自有可以講道理的地方，咱們法院的幹活。
2009年七月六號，紐約市與他私了此案，付給他本人一萬美元，並付給紐約人權自由聯合會一萬兩千美元的法律訴訟費。而紐約Yankee棒球隊也發表聲明，聲稱一貫的的政策是，在播放“上帝保佑美國”時，球迷們可以“自由移動”。
下麵是從雅虎轉來的這條新聞。
NY baseball fan settles 'God Bless America' suit (ZT)
NEW YORK – A baseball fan has settled a lawsuit that claimed he was kicked out of Yankee Stadium by a police officer because he left his seat to use the bathroom during the playing of "God Bless America."
Bradford Campeau-Laurion had named the Yankees and New York City in his federal lawsuit, which argued that he was a victim of political and religious discrimination and that his rights were violated at the August 2008 game.
The city did not admit liability in the settlement, which was finalized Monday. But it will give the Queens resident $10,001 and will pay $12,000 in legal fees to the New York Civil Liberties Union.
For its part, the Yankees will pay nothing but said in settlement papers that fans at the team's new stadium are allowed to move freely during the song and there are no plans to change that.
"Policy remains as it always has been: Fans are free to move about during the playing of 'God Bless America,'" said Alice McGillion, spokeswoman for the Yankees.
But fans may not always have felt completely unfettered. Ushers used handheld chains to block off some exits while it was played at the Yankees' old stadium, although chief operating officer Lonn Trost has said they were instructed to let through spectators with emergencies.
In May 2007, Trost told The New York Times that the practice was inspired by complaints of fans who were upset that spectators were not respectful enough during the playing of "God Bless America."
The song, written by Irving Berlin in 1918, was played at big league ballparks throughout the country when baseball resumed after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. It was discontinued in some cities the following seasons but remained a fixture at Yankees games.
"This settlement ensures that the new Yankee Stadium will be a place for baseball, not compelled patriotism," NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman said in a statement. The city Law Department had no comment.
Police spokesman Paul J. Browne earlier claimed the on-duty officers ejected Campeau-Laurion because he was drunk and disorderly. But the Red Sox fan said he had two beers, an hour apart, and enjoyed the game quietly.
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新聞裏這位老兄就因為在播放“上帝保佑美國”的時候需要上廁所，結果被警察趕出體育場。這可不是什麽天方夜譚，而且就發生在2008年的紐約著名的Yankee Stadium。
還好，這位也不是好惹的。跟警察沒道理可講，自有可以講道理的地方，咱們法院的幹活。
2009年七月六號，紐約市與他私了此案，付給他本人一萬美元，並付給紐約人權自由聯合會一萬兩千美元的法律訴訟費。而紐約Yankee棒球隊也發表聲明，聲稱一貫的的政策是，在播放“上帝保佑美國”時，球迷們可以“自由移動”。
下麵是從雅虎轉來的這條新聞。
NY baseball fan settles 'God Bless America' suit (ZT)
NEW YORK – A baseball fan has settled a lawsuit that claimed he was kicked out of Yankee Stadium by a police officer because he left his seat to use the bathroom during the playing of "God Bless America."
Bradford Campeau-Laurion had named the Yankees and New York City in his federal lawsuit, which argued that he was a victim of political and religious discrimination and that his rights were violated at the August 2008 game.
The city did not admit liability in the settlement, which was finalized Monday. But it will give the Queens resident $10,001 and will pay $12,000 in legal fees to the New York Civil Liberties Union.
For its part, the Yankees will pay nothing but said in settlement papers that fans at the team's new stadium are allowed to move freely during the song and there are no plans to change that.
"Policy remains as it always has been: Fans are free to move about during the playing of 'God Bless America,'" said Alice McGillion, spokeswoman for the Yankees.
But fans may not always have felt completely unfettered. Ushers used handheld chains to block off some exits while it was played at the Yankees' old stadium, although chief operating officer Lonn Trost has said they were instructed to let through spectators with emergencies.
In May 2007, Trost told The New York Times that the practice was inspired by complaints of fans who were upset that spectators were not respectful enough during the playing of "God Bless America."
The song, written by Irving Berlin in 1918, was played at big league ballparks throughout the country when baseball resumed after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. It was discontinued in some cities the following seasons but remained a fixture at Yankees games.
"This settlement ensures that the new Yankee Stadium will be a place for baseball, not compelled patriotism," NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman said in a statement. The city Law Department had no comment.
Police spokesman Paul J. Browne earlier claimed the on-duty officers ejected Campeau-Laurion because he was drunk and disorderly. But the Red Sox fan said he had two beers, an hour apart, and enjoyed the game quietly.
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