Legal Question in Constitutional Law in Massachusetts

i live in a town called Northampton, in MA, USA. i am not happy with our local police department. i had a custom made t-shirt printed that says "Northampton cops are pussies." can i freely wear this shirt without any ramifications? can they harass me, give me a ticket, or arrest me?


Asked on 9/24/15, 7:02 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

Wearing that shirt in public should be perfectly legal. Even if there are state or local laws against it (very doubtful), those laws would almost certainly be unconstitutional. The shirt would give the police no valid grounds to act against you. Of course, that doesn't mean it won't happen. And if it does, you may have a hard time proving that their actions were in response to the shirt,

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Answered on 9/25/15, 12:47 pm


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