"Pro-Cop Rally" Planned In New York Because "#BlueLivesMatter"
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New York Police Department graduates attend their induction ceremony at Madison Square Garden last year. Carlo Allegri / Reuters
NEW YORK — A rally in support of the New York Police Department is planned for next week, after demonstrations protesting police killings of unarmed black men paralyzed the city for several days.
A flyer circulating on social media with the hashtag #ThankYouNYPD asked people to assemble next Friday, Dec. 19, in front of City Hall from 5 p.m. to midnight.
As of Thursday at noon, a Facebook page promoting the demonstration had garnered more than 14,000 likes, but the event page for the rally only had 137 confirmed guests.
Speaking with BuzzFeed News over Facebook chat, the creator of the page — who declined to give his or her name — said that he or she had not organized the demonstration, but had created the page to support the event. The person, who said he or she lives in New York City, said that he or she does not work for the NYPD, but has family members who do.
“It was a collaborative effort amongst citizens who appreciate the job these men and women do,” the person wrote of the rally.
The rally’s promotional materials on Facebook and Twitter used hashtags that appeared to be a direct response to the slogans used by protesters demonstrating against the police killings of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and Akai Gurley — four black unarmed black men who died at the hands of police officers in recent months. Among those hashtags were #BlueLivesMatter and #TheyCan’tShutUsDown.
The page’s creator insisted that the rally was not meant to be a response to last week’s anti-police protests and that he or she did not see the situation as a racial issue.
“It’s just something to support the men and women who risk their lives for law abiding citizens against the criminals in our society,” the creator of the page wrote to BuzzFeed News. “Did you see the most common hashtag was #AllLivesMatter. Isn’t that really the point? Or is it just a black issue? Aren’t there black police officers?”
A spokesmen with the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, one of the city’s larger police unions, told BuzzFeed News that the rally’s organizers had not contacted the union, and expressed concern that the demonstration could be the work of “professional agitators” who could be trying to incite violence.
“We don’t know who is running this rally,” the spokesman said. “We don’t know if this is legitimate. We’ve never seen a rally from 5 to midnight, and this is giving us concern.”
On Twitter, some users began using the rally’s hashtags as a way to protests the police, much as they did with the NYPD’s public relations effort #MyNYPD.
The NYPD did not immediately return requests for comment on the rally, including questions on whether the demonstration has a permit.
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bluelivesdontmatter
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I'm sick of this PR spree they're going on. Like the one showing them pulling over people and passing out gifts and ? . ? that lipstick on a pig ? .
And I'm sick of this oh we need more black cops ? . That ? is a farce. What's that going to solve when the problem is how PEOPLE regardless of their skin color, think they're above the law when they put that uniform on, albeit with the backing of the system. -
So now the oppressor not only wants complete control over your life, they want to be loved and pitied; absolutely ridiculous.
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its not about bluelives mattering
the issue is that black lives dont when it comes to the justice system -
those police departments would move Heaven and Earth to find a cop killer,a good example Chris Dorner.
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I'm sick of this PR spree they're going on. Like the one showing them pulling over people and passing out gifts and ? . ? that lipstick on a pig ? .
And I'm sick of this oh we need more black cops ? . That ? is a farce. What's that going to solve when the problem is how PEOPLE regardless of their skin color, think they're above the law when they put that uniform on, albeit with the backing of the system.
YOu're not seeing the bigger picture. YOu see how having a black president has made everything way bette---ehhh you right lol -
gdatruth2.0 wrote: »its not about bluelives mattering
the issue is that black lives dont when it comes to the justice system
they know. They're just being disingenuous. -
“Did you see the most common hashtag was #AllLivesMatter. Isn’t that really the point? Or is it just a black issue? Aren’t there black police officers?”[/b]
smh ? how can a point so simple continually go over people's heads. if all lives matter than you should realize blacks aren't included in the 'all' -
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Black_Samson wrote: »Awesome...
Let them all get in one big group that way they can be neutralized all at the same time.
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if only they were pro-justice. Or pro-safety for everyone.
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White people are the most reactionary uncreative mutherfuckers on the planet. They can't ever just let people have some ? . No. They have to appropriate EVERYTHING even ? rallying cries/catch phrases.
I don't believe a white person has actually ever invented anything ever in the history of all existence. -
cannonspike1994 wrote: »bluelivesdontmatter
Betcha not saying that when someone breaks into your ? , or when someone robs you. -
If all cops aren't bad why do they all get upset when you call out the bad ones? Like if you are not a bad cop you should want the bad ones scrutinized. Unless police is more like a gang with them vs us mentality
A good cop is a dead cop....this has been established. -
Read the op...they're full of ? . Plain and simple.
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These people are getting carried away.
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#ThankYouNYPD For being there when innocent people need to be run over!
11:34 AM - 11 Dec 2014
picture is ? up but the caption was kinda funny -
ISIS time to gain some fans.
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Wonder will black cops show up......I'm just waiting for the ? to pop off between the black and white cops. eventually its gonna come to ahead somewhere and that sparks gonna get lit.
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A pro cop rally.. spiteful bs
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ISIS time to gain some fans.
Always one ? that wants to say some dumb ? and make it hot for the whole board.
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straight up... they're gonna get ? up if they try this for real. i really doubt they try it.
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somebody gotta bomb that ? and make the world a safer place