14-year-old Jacob Herrera from Amarillo, TX attended a school football game last week and was asked by officer, Corporal Wilson, to remove the rosary he was wearing.
When Herrera refused the officer appeared to use excessive force, according to an eyewitness.
Cops ask people not wear a rosary as it could be gang related.
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Shame on Texas–thought they had Christians in their state–what have they done joined the muslims?
What happened to religious freedom, I guess that’s only for Muslims who want to kill Americans.
These cops need to be charged for assult & battery
It just keeps getting worse for Christians. . Hold on America
This is why I am bringing a BILL before congress instituting the MMPI be administered EVERY 2 YEARS as mandatory condition of PSYCHOLOGICAL FITNESS !!!
Devout Catholics do not wear the Rosary as a piece of jewelry.. It is common knowledge that wearing a Rosary is a GANG symbol .
If he was singled out, that is one thing, but wearing a Rosary knowing that it may denote gang affiliation, and refusing to comply with the officer is something else. Defying the officer, resisting arrest, and whinging about it doesn’t get my sympathy. Be a strong young man, and forget gangs. Make something of your life without the help of thugs.
There was a officer killed by a guy who had a rosary with a knife inside of it. So maybe they were being cautious. Everyone always jumps to conclusions. Most every person I know who isn’t doing criminal activities don’t fear the police.
Are you feeling guilty about something?
I dare someone to make me remove mine
mtlctr says:
“A rosary with a knife inside it? Are you kidding me? have you ever seen a rosary? the Crucifix is maybe one or two inches long. Is this cop the thought police? Lots of cops gettin to big for their britches.Devout Catholics don’t wear a rosary for jewelry but i’v seen plenty of them hanging from a car mirror. In a free society he has a right to wear a rosary if he wants. I agree with him should have complied with the cops commands. What if I said all women with tattoos on their legs is a gang symbol? Its a slippery slope. careful what you wish for.”
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