I don't know about Alabama, but in most jurisdictions the owner/manager has the right to ask someone to leave if the property is privately-owned. Only if the person refuses to leave, can police be called. At that point the owner/manager would be advised to get a restraining order. But if the person leaves without becoming belligerent, the owner/manager 1) has no reason to call the police, and 2) no reason to justify the restraining order. IOW, the person can keep showing up and be told to leave, but as long as he complies there is no legal reason that the police and/or courts would get involved. So if this is the case with Moore and the Mall, it's accurate to say that he was "banned" by being told to leave. And just as accurate to state that there is no paper trail, only eyewitnesses. BTW, the Mall manager did say "to the best of my knowledge," and did not claim it as a certainty.
30 years later, if asked, would *you* recall someone with a common name like Moore, if you worked in retail and dealt with literally thousands of customers and employees over that period of time?
What I have noticed is that rightwingers are not even trying to rationalize Moore's pursuit, and alleged assault, of teenage girls anymore.
That is quite a move away from the 'Mary mother of Jesus was a teenager" argument that was trotted out a week ago. The goal posts are on the move!
