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A Camera is not a Weapon Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

A Camera is not a Weapon Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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Unisex with a relaxed cut, true to size, S to 4XL. Garment-dyed heavyweight tee.

A camera is not a weapon. Recording an arrest is protected activity, not an act of aggression, and the bystander in the tee was told to stop filming, back up and put the phone away, and kept filming from exactly the distance the law allows. For everyone who has been told the same, this tee says the quiet part out loud: the phone is not the threat.

Wear it to the know-your-rights training, the legal observer shift, the protest, the city council session on recording policy, and the family dinner where a relative says you should have listened to the officer. It is a strong gift for a bystander who kept filming, a civil rights lawyer, a legal observer, and the friend who knew the distance.

The tee is a Comfort Colors 1717, garment-dyed in 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton, soft and evenly colored, with a heavier hand than a novelty tee and three lines that read across a city council session on recording policy. Direct-to-garment. It bonds with the cotton.

Unisex, relaxed, true to size. S through 4XL. Colors: Black, White, Bay, Blossom. Also Chambray, Graphite, Ivory, Banana. It is the kept-filming entry in the press freedom collection.

Designed and printed to order in the USA. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach or iron the design.

Details

  • Comfort Colors 1717 unisex tee.
  • Garment-dyed ring-spun cotton.
  • Weight 6.1 oz.
  • Direct-to-garment print, into the fabric.
  • Unisex, relaxed, true to size.
  • Sizes S through 4XL.
  • Eight colors, Black through Banana.
  • Made to order in the USA.

Common questions

Is it legal to film an arrest? In public, yes, from a distance that does not interfere. The bystander wearing it knew the distance and held it.

Would a civil rights group order these for the training? Groups do. Every shirt is printed to order. Any mix of sizes, one order.

Which color do people pick? Black and Graphite. White for the protest.

How does the 1717 fit? True to size, relaxed body. Order your usual.

Wear it to: the march, the vigil, the courthouse steps, the town hall.

Fabric and fit

Comfort Colors 1717: 6.1 oz 100 percent ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and soft-washed so it feels broken in from the first wear. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 4XL in eight colors. Double-needle stitching, no side seams, sewn-in label.

Measurements for every size are on the size and fit guide.

Printing and care

Printed to order in the USA, direct to garment: water-based ink goes into the fabric rather than sitting on top, so the print stays soft and does not crack or peel.

Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not iron the print. More on the fabric and care page.

Shipping and returns

Every shirt is made when you order it and ships from the USA. Current production and delivery times, and how returns work, are on the shipping and returns page. Ordering for a group? See group and bulk orders.

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