Why would a sheriff do that?

Normally, as a clothing brand, you want your clothes on as many people as you can. Well, you should be careful what you wish for. A sheriff in Union County, Arkansas (USA) has been putting Nike t-shirts on people they arrest and making them wear them during mugshots, the photos the police take of people they arrest.

There are so many questions here:

1. Why would a sheriff do that?
2. Does he hate Nike?
3. Why would a sheriff do that?
4. Does he prefer adidas?
5. Where does he get all the t-shirts?
6. Why would a sheriff do that?
7. Are they allowed to keep the t-shirts?

Not to mention the legal questions:

1. Does this constitute as trademark infringement?
2. Can it be considered “use as a trademark”?
3. Is this harmful to Nike’s reputation?

And again: “Why would a sheriff do that?”

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