cop is selling "Breathe Easy: Don't Break the Law" T-shirt to improve race relations

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/breathe-easy-don-break-law-shirts-fire-article-1.2047689



An Indiana police officer's sale of T-shirts reading "Breathe Easy: Don't Break the Law" is being slammed by city council members as a "dangerous" message that warns “justice is not fair.”

The controversial twist on the "I can't Breathe" campaign — one intended to protest Eric Garner's death by a police officer — is meant to spread a message that "police are there for you," according to the South Bend store owned by Mishawaka Police Corporal Jason Barthel.

But to others it appears more like a threat of police taking justice into their own hands.

"We believe that people should be able to breathe easy no matter what they're doing. Police should not take the right to breathe into their own hands," South Bend District Council President Oliver Davis told the Daily News Tuesday.

Davis is now calling for stores to not sell the T-shirts with fellow council members Valerie Schey and Henry Davis Jr., as well as the Rev. Terrell Jackson of the South Bend NAACP.

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"Breathe easy, don't break the law."

That's the slogan Barthel, owner of South Bend Uniform, is hoping will stop what he sees as negative stereotypes of police, while also improving race relations across the country.

http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/business/mishawaka-cop-hopes-to-add-new-perspective-to-police-race/article_3f804ad4-5d82-5160-bf26-d40c8106a983.html

[marmar]

1. F**king Asshole

That REALLY pisses me off.

[TBF]

2. Absolutely clueless. nt

[arcane1]

3. I could've sworn I read that Garner wasn't breaking any laws. Am I correct about that?

Not that it matters either way, this is a fucking disgraceful thing for a cop to cash in on.

[world wide wally]

4. In other words: Capital puishment for breaking ANY law

[bullwinkle428]

5. Sadly, there are enough racists out there that he'll probably end up making money.

[Cha]

6. "to improve race relations"?! That's fucking not going to do it. It's stupid and insulting.

[pinboy3niner]

7. Clueless victim-blaming won't make friends and influence people

[Rex]

8. Another example of why cops are such dangerous assholes.

They refuse to take any responsibility for their actions, civilians will do the same. Monkey see, monkey do.

[Jackpine Radical]

9. I've rendered the message slightly less obscure--

[FONT size=8]DO WHAT WE FUCKING SAY

OR WE WILL STRANGLE YOU.[/FONT]

[Kalidurga]

13. That is how I read it....

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[TheKentuckian]

10. Too much Judge Dredd for old dumpsterfuck here.

[kelliekat44]

11. So when is trying to purchase gas, holding a sword replica, playing with a toy gun breaking the law?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

12. Might as well have one saying: "Break the Law and DIE".

BTW: Note the signs:



Looks like you can walk while white, but not if you're black.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

14. Yeah, that should work