"She resisted arrest and was wearing an outfit that is not appropriate in public,"
"We want to make sure we don't violate someone's constitutional rights, and I hope the police have enough evidence that they stand behind the charges."
"This is the kind of arrest that normally should result in the disciplinary action in those involved [sic] and a pledge to retrain the Police Department for violating someone's First Amendment rights,"
"This is political speech, and it certainly doesn't meet the definition of obscenity,"
Jeana Renea Gamble, 61, of Fairhope, Alabama, attended a No Kings rally wearing a large inflatable costume shaped like human genitals, carrying a sign that read "No d**k-tator" and draped in an American flag. Onlookers complained and police arrested her; she now faces charges of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. City Council President Jack Burrell said she resisted arrest and was wearing an outfit that is not appropriate in public and characterized the costume as obscene while urging police to ensure evidence supports the charges. Civil liberties attorneys said the arrest violated First Amendment protections and did not meet obscenity standards.
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