Reading through the news and the blogs I like, I ran into something quite weird considering we in the USA fight for freedom on a regular basis.
Mike Ferner: Has This Country Gone Completely Insane?
After informing me I could either pay the $275 fine on the citation or appear in court, Ousley escorted me off the premises, warning me if I returned with “that shirt” on, I’d be arrested and booked into jail.
I’m sure I could go back to officers Adkins’ and Ousleys’ fiefdom with a shirt that said, “Nuke all the hajis,” or “Show us your tits,” or any number of truly obscene things and no one would care. Just so it’s not “that shirt” again.
And just for the record? I’m not paying the fine.
I wonder regularly why things like flag burning -or in this case t-shirt wearing- is even part of the national discourse.
I remember in the late 60’s - early 70’s wearing t-shirts that were basically an American flag. I was quite young at the time, so I don’t remember wearing it in protest, at the time I just thought it was cool.
Was that desecrating the flag?
T-shirts have long been “realestate” for promoting a product, announcing your membership in an organization, employment at a company, passive agression toward a spouse -as in “I’m with Stupid”- and yes, protesting or promoting any number of issues.
So, with my trusty ink jet printer and some transfer paper I will make my political statement on the front of my t-shirts - and each one will have “I’m with Stupid” printed on the back - visable as they lead me off in handcuffs.
Yea, this country has gone insane.
