A hat is the most normal thing in the world. That’s why it works. We made Film the Police for people who want their values to live in plain sight, not only when a march is scheduled. You put it on and you keep moving, through errands, commutes, concerts, and whatever the day tries to throw at you.

The phrase is simple because the moment is rarely simple. "It’s legal to film law enforcement" is the kind of truth people try to bully out of you with tone and proximity. The whole play is intimidation dressed up as procedure. The goal is hesitation. The goal is silence. The goal is a clean story later.

This hat is for the ones who refuse the clean story. For the people who believe police accountability is a baseline, not a trend. For the people who see how ICE raids get normalized, how cooperation gets shrugged off, how local law enforcement pretends it’s not their problem while still holding the door open. Same machine, different badges, same outcome for communities that get targeted.

Wear it on campus where the theory turns into practice fast. UCLA, NYU, UMN, Temple, DePaul, any place where “public space” suddenly comes with invisible rules when authority feels challenged. Wear it in the neighborhoods where people actually live with the consequences. Bushwick at night. Pilsen on a weekday. Deep Ellum when the bars spill out. Echo Park on a bright afternoon. South Philly when the street is loud and nobody wants to be alone.

And yes, wear it to the games. Big crowds, big emotions, and that familiar moment when someone decides compliance is the only acceptable language. This is your reminder that documentation is allowed, even when someone acts like it isn’t.

This isn’t about looking tough. It’s about being ready. Ready to keep your head clear, ready to keep the record, ready to stand next to someone who needs a witness. You don’t need a speech. You need consistency.

If you want a gift for the person who always shows up with a charger and a calm brain, this is it. If you want a souvenir that actually means something, this is it.