Civil Liberties
John Schroeder, an 18-year-old Marilyn Manson fan, was walking with his mother in a grocery store in New Braunfels, Texas,when he was arrested by an off-duty police officer for wearing a Manson T-shirt. The shirt bore a lyric from Manson's song "Cake And Sodomy" which read "I
It is these kinds of actions that infringe on the First Amendment o f the Constitution of the United States of America, and they must be stopped. Schroeder was walked outside, where the officer asked passersby if they found the shirt offensive. It is a form of expression, motivation, or just plain pleasure. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**none. All but one just laughed and said no. Schroder allegedly offered to remove his shirt, but instead was arrested for misdemeanor obscene display, jailed for a few hours, and fined $125. The officer, who was working security, said that some shoppers had complained about it. Music is a large part of our culture, and has been for thousand!s of years. The American Civil Liberties Union is defending Schroeder, whose trial date should be set within the next month.
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