Most everyone has seen it at one time or another, looking around innocently then suddenly catching a glance of a mother nursing her child.
Most people just politely turn away, maybe clear their throat uncomfortably, then pretend it never happened.
This was not the case outside of a Rutherford County courtroom in Murfreesboro, where a young mother was nursing her child - allegedly for all the world to see.
A local officer asked the young lady to move to a "more discreet location," according to an Associated Press brief. The officer said that the lady's breasts were exposed and she was causing a ruckus - the likes of which only a person who has to constantly lug around a small child can.
The woman said that she was appropriately covered and her rights as a mother were violated. Tennessee law states that a mother has a right to breast feed a baby that is 12-months-old or younger in any location.
The mother was then threatened with arrest for the alleged "disturbance" she caused and is debating about suing for discrimination.
To sue might be a little extreme, but at the very least, Heather Rankin, the mother in question, is deserved an apology for the incident.
Who knows if her breasts were actually out in the open or if the officers simply overreacted to what can be an embarrassing situation.
The point isn't about breasts. It's what's attached to them. Children need to be fed. Who knew?
The truth of the matter is, it never should have been made a big deal in the first place. Incidents like this probably happen quite frequently, but like most ordeals, such as this one, the situation seems to have been completely blown out of proportion.
The officer should have minded his own business, especially if no one in the vicinity seemed to mind Rankin feeding her child.
Besides, a breast isn't all that forbidden from peoples' eyes . Flip on cable and there's a breast. Look in the mirror and there's a breast. Everyone has them. Some just actually serve a constructive purpose.
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