A 61-year-old girl was arrested in the course of the “No Kings” protest in Alabama after she refused to take away her inflatable penis costume.
According to a information launch from the Fairhope Police Department, obtained by AL.comofficers have been responding to complaints of “traffic hazards in the area” once they noticed Jeana Renea Gamble sporting the “phallic costume” close to a shopping mall.
The report states Gamble was requested to take away the costume as a result of it was “deemed obscene in a public setting,” however she refused. Footage of her arrest has since surfaced on-line.
Gamble was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
Fairhope Police Lt. Shane Nolte mentioned authorities acquired complaints about “traffic hazards” in reference to protesters, however he couldn’t affirm if these calls included point out of Gamble and her costume.
Amid a debate about whether or not Gamble’s First Amendment rights have been violated, Fairhope Mayor Sherry Sullivan issued an announcement through which she conceded that everybody has a proper to specific themselves throughout a protest. Sullivan argued that “we expect all protest to be peaceful and should not include any profanity or obscene material.”
According to Axoisthere have been no reported arrests in the course of the “No Kings” protest in New York City, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and San Diego.