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‘You’re Going to Ticket Us for Offensive Speech?’ A Fort Worth Officer’s Warning at a Pride Festival Has Sparked a First Amendment Debate

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‘You’re Going to Ticket Us for Offensive Speech?’ A Fort Worth Officer’s Warning at a Pride Festival Has Sparked a First Amendment Debate

A Fort Worth officer told a retired federal officer turned street preacher he could be ticketed for offensive speech at a pride festival. Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post ‘You’re Going to Ticket Us for Offensive Speech?’ A Fort Worth Officer’s Warning at a Pride Festival Has Sparked a First Amendment Debate appeared first on The Daily Dot.

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Fox News

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· Jul 10, 2026

Texas police admit officer made inaccurate First Amendment remarks after preacher cited at Pride event

Video showed Fort Worth officers telling a street preacher that offensive speech could be ticketed at Trinity Pride Fest, prompting a department review.

RedState

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· Jul 9, 2026

Watch What You Say in TX: Cops Ripped for Threatening to Ticket Preachers Uttering Anything 'Offensive'

Watch What You Say in TX: Cops Ripped for Threatening to Ticket Preachers Uttering Anything 'Offensive'

Twitchy

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· Jun 23, 2026

Judge Sides With Rioters, Says Safety Fence Around Federal Building Tramples Their Free Speech

Judge Sides With Rioters, Says Safety Fence Around Federal Building Tramples Their Free Speech

Knewz

lean right

· Jun 29, 2026

Confederate flag displayed at President Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair sparks ‘disgust,’ widespread condemnation

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein is condemning a controversial display at a Washington, D.C., event celebrating America’s 250th anniversary after altered versions of the state flag featuring Confederate imagery appeared inside the North Carolina exhibit. Confederate flag at the Great American State Fair The controversy began during the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C.,...

Fark

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· Jun 22, 2026

Waving an American flag at a protest? Deadly force authorized [Scary]

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Quadrant Magazine

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· Jul 7, 2026

What You Can’t Say About Islam

We must never allow freedom of speech to be undermined by the inflated sensitivities of any religious group, yet that is the very gag 'hate speech' laws impose

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Related coverage for "‘You’re Going to Ticket Us for Offensive Speech?’ A Fort Worth Officer’s Warning at a Pride Festival Has Sparked a First Amendment Debate": Fox News — Texas police admit officer made inaccurate First Amendment remarks after preacher cited at Pride event. RedState — Watch What You Say in TX: Cops Ripped for Threatening to Ticket Preachers Uttering Anything 'Offensive'. Twitchy — Judge Sides With Rioters, Says Safety Fence Around Federal Building Tramples Their Free Speech. Knewz — Confederate flag displayed at President Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair sparks ‘disgust,’ widespread condemnation. Fark — Waving an American flag at a protest? Deadly force authorized [Scary]. Quadrant Magazine — What You Can’t Say About Islam