Posted on 07/10/2026 6:09:12 AM PDT by V_TWIN
Cop: If someone is offended by your talking, then we have a problem ... If they are offended by your speech ... okay I'll write you a ticket and we'll go from there.
Former cop: Wait, you're going to ticket us for offensive speech?
Cop: Yes! It's disorderly conduct.
A Texas police department says it plans to 'look into' a viral video showing one of its officers warning a Christian street preaching group they could be cited for simply saying something offensive to others.
The encounter occurred June 27 at Trinity Pride Fest in Fort Worth, where police were caught on video threatening to arrest members of a street preaching team led by evangelist Rich Penkoski. According to the video, police blocked Penkoski and David Grisham from accessing the sidewalk upon their arrival at the event ...
A Fort Worth PD spokesman on Monday provided The Christian Post with the following statement: 'The Fort Worth Police Department is committed to protecting the constitutional rights of all individuals, including the right to free speech and peaceful assembly, while also ensuring public safety and enforcing applicable laws and ordinances.
'We are aware of a video and allegations circulating [on] social media. We will need some time to look into this and will provide additional information once our review is complete.'
This is enforcing public blasphemy laws, making it a crime to offend the LGBTQ+ community with biblical truth.
Sounds like an overly zealous cop who thinks her badge and gun means that she gets to determine how our constitutional rights are practiced.
We can infer this because it doesn't appear that this is the first time this woman has pulled a stunt like this, according to The Christian Post.
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Deprivation Of Rights Under Color Of Law
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“So street preaching can be interpreted as disorderly conduct”
Only by those who hate Cristianity. And homos certainly do.
“Law enforcement agencies need to place greater emphasis on training for high-profile First Amendment issues like this”
I suspect she’s had plenty of quality training.
She was there to protect her homo buddies.
Preacher should have switched gears to talking about how hippos in uniform are driving up donut prices — she would not dare take him in on that!
That’s been happening in Europe. I’ve been saying watch what’s happening in Europe because it’s coming here.
Blue city.
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Troubling. ✍🏽 Our @CivilRights team is on it.
“One of the tactics of the sodomites is to pretend that Christians are after them, while ignoring the fact that no other religion supports them, either. “
Christians are different than adherents to other beliefs. We believe we can go directly to God without a mediator or authority figure in between. That makes us independent from government overreach, which isn’t considered overreach by the sheeple. Muslims stick their butts in the air on command. Not so for Christians. The plan is to turn people against Christians. Sodomites are cannon fodder for the globalists.
Boy, you hit it spot on.
I watched the video without sound, and even without sound, I didn’t need to hear a word of what was coming out of that cop’s mouth.
Her body (ugh) language and hand gestures were saying it all. There are some people you shouldn’t give even a little authority and power to...Leftists in general, and this “cop” in particular.
She should be in prison.
A men’s prison.
TBH I couldn’t watch the video.
It woulda ticked me off too much.
She was trying to intimidate them into leaving altogether, she just didn’t know one was a retired LEO.
According to the story, she pulled this sht last year as well and I wouldn’t doubt she’s done it plenty of times it just never got reported.
The troubling part is her superiors are allowing it. Which makes me think they are fine with it....either that or they’re scared to discipline her up to termination.
YES!!
Qualified Immunity is invoked by the state and the police unions protect their gang members.
Back the blue, until it happens to you.
[[Cop: If someone is offended by your talking, then we have a problem ...]]
NOPE! NOT a problem!
We are NOT freakin Europe!
maybe the preacher can sue for religious discrimination
or when BLM and Anitifa take over city streets, highways etc- don’t recall them getting arrested for disorderly conduct-
That was just an excuse to take action.
She could have gotten one of her homo buddies to claim they were offended faster than you can say lime green dildo.
According to what story? I don’t even see her name anywhere.
The headline should read degenerate cop abusing her authority is triggered by the words of moral people
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