A viral interaction between Fort Worth police and a Christian street preacher has caught the attention of the civil rights division of the U.S. Attorney’s office.
David Grisham and another member of his evangelical preaching team were confronted by a female police officer for their outreach to participants of a Pride event in Texas.
‘The Fort Worth Police Department responded, not by protecting his constitutional rights, but by threatening him with arrest and ultimately issuing a citation.’
Many objected to the officer’s actions on the basis that she appeared to be infringing on the evangelists’ free speech rights and right to religious expression. Video of the interaction was posted by the popular Libs of TikTok account.
“If someone is offended by your talking, then we have a problem,” the
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