In the US, you can’t wear a shirt that supports peace

How fucking ridiculous is this? How can “peace” be a negative message? I mean, I could imagine some objection to “no war with Iraq” in a land that doesn’t support free speech, but in the US, you can’t wear a shirt that supports peace? It is really sad.

Peace Shirt Story

Stephen Downs, 61, and his son were stopped Monday by mall security guards and asked to remove their shirts that read “Peace on Earth” and “Give Peace a Chance,” or leave. Roger Downs, 31, took off his shirt. But his father, a lawyer with the state Commission on Judicial Conduct and a former Peace Corps volunteer, refused.

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