Another Crossgates protest

In a strange coda to the story about the man arrested for wearing a pro-peace t-shirt in the Crossgates mall in Guilderland, NY, the security guard, Robert Williams who signed the complaint has been fired - for having signed the complaint.  Williams noted that he had signed the compliant on orders from the assistant director of security for the mall, Fred Tallman, who had been asked to come to the police substation in the mall to sign the paperwork himself, but told police he didn't have time to do so.  Tallman also told the police that Williams was a representative of the company and as such could sign the report.

Perhaps the most interesting twist, however, is that Williams' firing is causing almost as much of a stir as the original arrest within the community - and many of Williams' supporters are peace activists who feel he is being scapegoated for a bad decision on the part of management.  Williams was fired on Friday (3/7), and on Sunday (3/9), yet another protest was held at Crossgates mall and roughly 100 people showed up to protest Williams' firing.