Just don’t do it.
Via Arkansas Democrat Gazette:
A day after mug shots from a south Arkansas jail drew social-media criticism, the sheriff said a Nike shirt some suspects was pictured was not meant to demean anyone.
Union County Sheriff Rick Roberts said in a Thursday news release that the people in lacked “proper attire” when they were booked into the jail and the shirt was among clothing provided so that the individuals had something to wear in mug shots.
Roberts added that the T-shirt had “been deemed offensive by certain individuals” and that the agency would ensure “that this will never happen again.”
“It is not our intent, nor has it ever been our intent, to demean or disparage those who are innocent until proven guilty,” the sheriff said in the statement. “I require that my staff treat everyone with the utmost dignity and respect.”
In Wednesday social media posts, activist Shaun King accused the sheriff’s office of using shirts to mock Nike and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. […]
Roberts said the sheriff’s office did not buy the shirts but they were “on hand and available.”
“We are not, and will, not be influenced by current political and social debates in the media,” the sheriff wrote.
Roberts noted that one of the shirts has been used “for several months.”
He ended the statement by saying he understood “the concern of those who may have found this offensive” and apologizing.