Award winning musician Alysha Brilla, along with her sisters, was pulled over by a cop in Waterloo, Ontario, because they were all topless. However, when the three sisters reported the incident, the officers said that what the other cop did was wrong. It's legal to go topless, at least in their place.
Alysha Brilla was with her two sisters Nadia Mohammed and Tameera Mohamed when they were pulled over by one cop, telling them to put on their clothes. When Brilla told the police that they don't need to put their shirts on, the cop replied with 'Yes you do. That's the law,' according to The Star.
CTV News interviewd Brilla, who started to record their conversation with the cop, then the officer immediately changed his tone, and asked if they have lights on their bikes. "He would have seen our lights shining on him and our helmets and everything," said Alysha.
However, Staff-Sgt. Mike Haffner said that it was not illegal to go topless on public. "It's the law. If people choose to go topless, they can do it," Haffner added. The Staff-Sgt also said that they would initiate an internal review about the matter.
Alysha Brilla took to Facebook her dismay and wrote "Just so everyone knows; this was not a 'publicity stunt'. We cycled at night. It was meant to be a bonding experience for the three of us . . . I didn't know we would encounter the police. It has blown up quite a lot."
With what happened, the three sisters have planned a 'topless rally' on Saturday at Waterloo Town. "On Saturday, August 1st, we invite all people of all genders to march with us revealing as much or as little of their torso as they feel comfortable (please wear sunscreen though) in solidarity to support women's right to be topless in public, and also to show support for desexualizing women's breasts," Brilla stated.
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