NIT – You may have see this man. He is not hiding; in fact he seems proud of a very blunt message he is sending to law enforcement:
Fuck Cops
You may say to yourself, “How can NIT publish this? That is offensive profanity!”
Stop right there. NIT is known for calling it like it is. This is not some sold-out dying newspaper like the Globe Gazette. NIT hits hard and delivers blunt reality. Deal with it.
Back to the subject at hand. The words on the jacket are offensive to some, but this person feels so strongly about his message that he actually made a sign out of his jacket to wear in public, telling anyone and everyone who looks his way what he thinks. You can see the message, your kids can see the message. It is in the public eye and no one seems to be doing anything about it.
An NIT reader sent this photo in proving it. Just days ago, another reader posted in the Whiner’s Den that the man was seen in the same jacket walking west on 1st Street NW near Monroe Avenue. He was wearing dark sunglasses and a red bandana over the bottom half of his face.
When asked for comment, the man wearing the jacket declined.
What would possess a person to create this jacket and wear it into a grocery store or walk down the street wearing it? Does the message on the jacket go too far? In your opinion, does this man deserve punishment, attention or just need help? Would you ask him to remove the jacket if you saw him in public?
If this guy has ball to wear this hoodie around town, Why the hell is he covering the face? Talk let everyone know your thoughts.
This should not be allowed in public. I have stopped a young man who had the f word on his shirt and told him it was not appropriate to wear and expose young kids to. I told him to leave or he would be arrested. He left.
Concretely disrespectful back the blue!
Who brought you this photo? Yep. With nonpayment and no gratitude.
Not when the entire group covers for the one.
boom
more reasons why the police need to be policed. this single officer has been a disgrace to the force for some time. numerous assault charges. Including assaulting his girlfriend, and assaulting a groom on his wedding. In the latter, the city of Des Moines has to pay $75000 out of court to hush up the incident and prevent more insults to the city. Yet the DM police stand behind this scum and support him. The police also refuse to release the information compiled in his investigation. If this were any other person, everything including the last time he had sex would be public knowledge.
http://www.kcci.com/news/central-iowa/police-girlfriend-says-officer-threw-her-down-stairs/23700730
http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/12/30/des-moines-police-officer-faces-domestic-assault-charge/article
http://www.kcci.com/news/central-iowa/officer-charged-with-assault-also-accused-of-punching-groom/23735056
http://whotv.com/2014/02/18/city-settles-75k-to-groom-bloodied-by-dm-police/
Law enforcement has lost the respect of almost everyone.
They are no longer there to protect and serve the public, they are little more than revenue makers for state and local government.
Thus the enforcement of meaningless laws generated to raise government dollars
@ 50 miles south 9:03pm, But wait, didn’t you say, “Police are people too. some are good and some are bad”.
isnt it obvious the man does not want to show his face to prevent the cops from finding some trumped up charges on him. dont be stupid people. Its happened to me more than once. simply because I speak my mind in public. Like I have stated before. This is exactly why I like NIT and wish it had been around years ago. To tell BOTH sides of the story and not just the side city hall or police want you to think is true. I say “FUK em” too. That is only to those who think their shit dont stink or have a chip on their shoulders. Police are people too. some are good and some are bad.
He covers his face because there is a warrant out for him!
It’s too bad he wouldn’t give an interview. I have to admit, I’ve never seen this level of free speech in all my years and travels, and I’ve been to all 48 states, and 3 foreign countries. Personally, I have no problem with this at all. Free speech is free speech, and what’s construed as obscenity is a matter of personal choice. The word has been used since 1475 and is thought to derive from much older Latin (futuo) or Greek (phyo).
I’m curious as to why he says this about police…whether the origins stem from personal experience with police, or whether it’s a broader anti-authoritarian philosophy or opposition to certain laws or policies. All in all interesting. Maybe the man will call into NIT and follow up with comments.
I agree you have the right to say it but don’t be a punk and call them when your in trouble then.
If he was actually man enough to stand behind his opinion, he would take his hood down, remove the sunglasses and the mask. Having free speech is good, but don’t hide your face, we all want to know who the brave guy is behind the mask. He reminds me of Al Qaeda, they have the balls to terrorize and kill from behind a mask, so nobody recognizes them. Man up, masked man.
Since when is free speech in America wrong? It’s the speech you may not agree with that needs to be protected. We’ve got the new young “super cops” with attitudes, we’ve got Hepperly and Pals who openly lie about pot, we’ve got a chief that removes Matt from the library. We’ve got Frank Stearns…lol. Need more be said?
It doesn’t matter if it’s right or wrong. It’s allowed in America, or at least was. Now you’d like to change that?