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Originally Posted by margaretmattson
Like I said, I stand corrected if what I was told was wrong. I have had several conversations with him and talked about it in on this thread. To repeat, I said he was a nice and likeable guy if you take the time to talk to him. I am not condemning him. I am condemning those who want him banned from the square.
But, at the same time I understand what others have responded. One person stated, if someone hits you with a bat, you take take the bat away. So what is the solution? I have no idea. One thing is for certain, we all know he is not going to voluntarily stop using the baton... no matter how many people he nearly strikes or the inconvenience of others having to manuever away.
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He's not hitting anyone with a bat. He's not doing anything TO anyone. There is no "other side" here. There is no justifying, or excusing, or explaining. Mark comes to the square regularly, he's been coming since before most of the people complaining. He's known, he's not a troublemaker, he doesn't get drunk (he doesn't drink alcohol), he doesn't confront anyone. He makes rhythmic noise to certain beats of certain songs, and dances. That's it. That's all he's doing. Anyone who has a problem with noise at an electronically-amplified musical performance should re-visit their own defects.