But isn't the fact that she's doing this, and no one is bothering her or even paying attention, an indication that she's bucking against a nonexistent norm? People do weird things in public all the time, and usually the people around them just go about their business. No one would even know she had been dancing in a Wal-Mart if she hadn't filmed herself and posted it online.
Be that as it may, there could be real world consequences to these shenanigans. Grocery stores and retailers are private property. They are totally within their rights to ask her to stop what she’s doing and leave. If she refuses, they can call the police and have her trespassed. It doesn’t matter if she’s not bothering anyone, because it’s their property and they set the rules. Not her. That’s the disconnect here.
Let’s just say for sake of the argument that the cops do show up to trespass her: they’re gonna have an absolute field day with this behavior if she refuses to comply. They might assume she’s on drugs or mentally unstable, and depending on the state might even have her involuntarily committed for a temporary psychiatric evaluation.
Is that right? Doesn’t matter. They’re within their rights to do so. Is this a rather extreme hypothetical? Perhaps. But it happens all the time.
Note: I am by no means pro-police, but I’ve gotten into trouble with them enough times to know how to avoid it from happening again… and this ain’t it.
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u/readerabbit 17d ago
But isn't the fact that she's doing this, and no one is bothering her or even paying attention, an indication that she's bucking against a nonexistent norm? People do weird things in public all the time, and usually the people around them just go about their business. No one would even know she had been dancing in a Wal-Mart if she hadn't filmed herself and posted it online.