May 4, 2012
Wearing “Pro-Jesus” T-Shirt “Hate Speech” and cause for Suspension
For the past six months, a yellow T-shirt with the slogan “Life is
Wasted Without Jesus” has been just another shirt in William Swinimer’s
wardrobe.
Lately, the 19-year-old Nova Scotian has worn it every single day
since the vice-principal at his high school told him he couldn’t, that
it was considered offensive, that it spewed, in his own words, “hate
talk.”
Instead of peeling the shirt off like they wanted him to, Mr.
Swinimer continued to wear it — straight through a series of in-school
suspensions and straight through the five-day at-home suspension he’s
currently serving.