A Colorado mom says she nearly got arrested at a Six Flags amusement park — when a security guard claimed her shorts were too skimpy.
Bailey Breedlove, who says she has autism, wrote on Facebook that her family’s vacation to Frontier City Six Flags in Oklahoma City, Okla., on April 30 was ruined by the horrific “body shaming’’ experience.
“I was terrified I was about to go to jail over a pair of shorts,’’ she said.
Breedlove said the family trip went off the rails after “my daughter was yelled at by a park police officer for rolling down a hill on her heelies right next to me, I was holding her hand.
“Then [the guard] proceeded to follow me and grabbed my shoulder to turn me around and proceeded to tell me my shorts were ‘too short,’ ” Breedlove wrote in the May 2 posting — which included now-viral video of part of the encounter.
“I committed no crime and proceeded to walk to my boyfriend as I am autistic and have a hard time talking to officers,’’ the mom said. “She followed me yelling and calling for backup.
“Then your incompetent manager showed up and began body shaming me. I was told I needed to go buy new shorts which I am not obligated to purchase anything I don’t want to.
“Then I was threatened with criminal trespassing when I agreed to buy new shorts so my family could enjoy their vacation,’’ Breedlove said.
“I was then pushed and escorted toward the entrance. Accepting this, we were about to leave and were blocked by your female officer from leaving and she pulled out her cuffs and demanded my ID,’’ said the woman — whose 11-year-old daughter can be seen in the footage sitting next to her mom crying.
“When we asked for probable cause their answer was ‘because they are the police,’ ” Breedlove said.
It appears the mom was eventually released without being cuffed or arrested — although she writes in the post that she has been banned from the park for five years.
It’s not clear what dress-code policy Breedlove may have broken.
According to Six Flags’ website, “In keeping with our family-friendly environment, and for safety reasons, Six Flags enforces a dress code.
“Proper attire must be worn in the park at all times, including shirts and appropriate footwear. Clothing or tattoos with offensive language or graphics are not permitted at any time.”
The mom was wearing a yellow Pokemon T-shirt.
A Six Flags spokesperson told The Post in a statement that Breedlove “was initially stopped because her shorts exposed a significant portion of her buttocks.”
But, the spokesperson said, the mother was escorted from the park “because of her behavior towards the police, our team members, and other park guests.
“Six Flags does not body shame and did not remove this guest from Frontier City because of the length of her shorts,” the spokesperson added.
Six Flags conducted an internal review of the encounter.
Based on their findings, Breedlove “was given multiple opportunities to change or cover up, but refused.
Instead, she responded with profanity and offensive conduct, including further exposing her buttocks,” the spokesperson said.
