From WBTV: — “NBC12 viewers contacted 12 On Your Side about a bumper sticker that reads “SHOOT A COP.” It’s gotten the attention of the Virginia Fraternal Order of Police. Is it Free Speech or a terroristic threat?<\/p>\n
“It’s absolutely very dangerous,” said Kevin Carroll with the Virginia Fraternal Order of Police. “It’s dangerous for the officers.”<\/p>\n
The image is making the rounds on social media.<\/p>\n
“Officers make mistakes,” said Carroll. “I understand that, but I did not know that it now has become fashionable to hate the police.”<\/p>\n
We asked NBC12 legal analyst Steve Benjamin if the message amounts to free speech or a terroristic threat?<\/p>\n
“As obnoxious and stupid and potentially dangerous as that might be,” said Benjamin. “That’s the expression of a message, and that’s protected by the first amendment.”<\/p>\n