Some messages belong on a sign. Some belong on a screen. This one belongs on a shirt because you do not get to choose when things get tense. You just get to choose whether you show up prepared.

Film the Police is a protest design built around one sentence that cuts through the noise. "It's legal to film law enforcement" is not a debate prompt. It’s a fact. It’s a counter-spell for the lie people love to throw at you when they want you to look away.

This is for the people who believe police accountability is not optional. For the folks who have watched a situation happen, then watched the official version arrive already polished like a product launch. For anyone who has seen ICE move through communities like a storm while local law enforcement plays helpful, harmless, “just assisting.” Same pipeline, different uniforms, same damage.

It’s also for families. For the parent who wants their kid growing up knowing rights are real, not just something adults talk about after the fact. For the older sibling who takes the long way home with a phone at the ready. For the friend group that does not leave anyone alone at a bus stop. For the students at NYU, UCLA, UMN, Temple, anywhere campus “safety” gets blurry the second authority feels challenged.

Wear it to a rally. Wear it to the grocery store. Wear it to a show. Wear it while you pick up a friend from work late, when the street is quiet and your instincts are loud. Style it with a flannel, with cargos, with beat-up sneakers, with whatever you already wear when you mean it.

This is not about looking tough. It’s about staying clear. It’s about refusing intimidation, refusing narrative control, and refusing the slow normalization of cruelty. Keep the message visible. Keep the pressure public. Keep your rights in the conversation, even when someone wishes they were not.

If you want a gift that stands for something, this is it. If you want a souvenir that marks the era with your whole chest, this is it.