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

The Fort Worth Police Department acknowledged that an officer made “certain statements that were not accurate” during a viral encounter last month with a Christian street preacher outside a Pride festival, while maintaining that the citation he received stemmed from the use of a bullhorn that allegedly violated the city’s noise ordinance, not the content of the preacher’s speech.

According to the department, officers responded to a June 27 incident at Trinity Pride Fest, after nearby business owners complained that the amplified sound disrupted their operations and drove away customers…

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