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The t-shirt in question

[JTN]

Libertarian Ping.

[PRND21]

Naturally, the local chapter of the Civil Liberties Union has already spoken out against the planned seizures and is prepared to go to court to stop the mayor.

And they'll win.

[sitetest]

A shirt saying, "Stop Snitchin'" worn by a piece of dirt gang member or one of its vermin family could easily be interpreted as witness intimidation.

Don't stop selling the shirts.

Arrest and imprison the filth that wear them.

[Gordongekko909]

"'Stop Snitchin' is a warning for the guys that are police informants but still stand on the corners selling drugs," he said. "The shirt doesn't say, 'don't tell the police,' or 'don't talk to the police. 'Snitchin' is a slang word a lot of street guys use. You have to look at the context."

What a scholar. The shirt doesn't say to stop standing on corners selling drugs. It says "don't snitch." The context, then, is "don't tell the police."

Not, mind you, that I agree with the effort to seize the shirts. I'm just on an anti-Tookie rampage right now.

[JTN]

Why was this pulled?

[capt.P]

I've got to winder what the judge was thinking... I certainly believe that wearing that shirt in a courtroom could be conceived as intimidating to a witness on the stand... sort of offers a double-edged sword, doesn't it? One one side is the very real threat of reprisal... on the other is a proceeding that is open to being set aside by the hostile atmosphere should things go in favor of the defendant.

[Ciexyz]

A similar controversy erupted recently in my hometown of Pittsburgh PA, when a woman wore the 'Stop Snitchin' T-shirt to a trial. The newspapers made a big deal about it, should people be allowed to wear it into the courtrooms or not.

[Salo]

Easy - a no t-shirt dress code in the courtroom.

[CSM]

They should support the sale and wearing of these shirts, even in the courts. It helps the police positively identify the idiots that need a watchin'.