The police officers who stopped Oklahoma City motorist Chip Harrison and confiscated a sign from his car told him he has a right to his beliefs, but the Secret Service "could construe this as a threat against President Obama," according to the incident report released this morning.
The sign, which read "Abort Obama Not the Unborn," was returned to Harrison later that day, the report said.
Police spokesman Steve McCool said this morning that the sign was taken in error, and Oklahoma City residents should not be worried that their First Amendment rights will be violated.
Sure, we could talk about free speech and the restriction thereof - I'm of the belief this wasn't a pullover by the free speech police but rather an unfortunate interpretation of a sign - but forget all that. Here's the important thing from the story:
The police spokesman's name is Steve McCool.
Cool.
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