Late last week, the Facebook group “Thank you NYPD” announced plans for a pro-cop rally in New York City on Dec. 19 using the hashtags #ThankYouNYPD and #BlueLivesMatter. But almost from the start, the hashtags were hijacked by anti-cop protesters who feel less than thankful for the men and women in blue.
Check it out:
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/542855717695520769
https://twitter.com/ThusBloggedA/status/542856353233244160
@FoxyFog @villagevoice madness!
— jamilah (read bio before DMing) (@JamilahLemieux) December 13, 2014
@cfgodwell I mean….I'm speechless
— Rebecca Theodore-Vachon (@FilmFatale_NYC) December 13, 2014
Pro-cop free speech has you “speechless”? That’s the real “madness.”
https://twitter.com/graceplihal/status/543474526810816512
#ThankYouNYPD for showing the world that systemic racism in America is still as much of an issue now as it was in '64 pic.twitter.com/cjlVxmsg89
— Mistress Pie (@MistressPie) December 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/KeeganNYC/status/543066911106691072
#thankyounypd 4 showing us that #whitesupremacy can be dressed in badges guns and riot gear and not just white hoods
— Free Palestine (@RadicalCaribena) December 11, 2014
#BlueLivesMatter because when you choke someone, their face turns blue as they lose oxygen. #ICantBreathe #BlackLivesMatter
— Tony Choi (@tonykchoi) December 14, 2014
#ThankYouNYPD for the memories. Your racism is amongst the finest in the nation. Congratulations. pic.twitter.com/6U8M0rTewg
— Casey (@pari_passu) December 13, 2014
#ThankYouNYPD for planting false evidence in order to arrest the man who recorded the Eric Garner video #noprints pic.twitter.com/DGAJ53jWQY
— Tye-EE-nah ??? (@LoveDaDizastR) December 12, 2014
This guy's gun is inches from my daughter's head. #ThankYouNYPD pic.twitter.com/A9TGIB8uPx
— Carmine (@carminemac) December 14, 2014
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Wow. Now police officers can’t enter public restaurants?
Although we’re starting to see some pro-cop pushback on the hashtags now:
#ThankYouNYPD At the end of the day we all need the police to protect & serve our communities #BlueLivesMatter #Cailf pic.twitter.com/O07Uo2Tipr
— Sophia (@1776Sophia) December 14, 2014
https://twitter.com/PolitiBunny/status/544167141751021568
Thank you @PolitiBunny This LEO wife appreciates your support! #BlueLivesMatter #SupportOurPolice
— Beeb (@sabeeb03) December 14, 2014
@SheriffClarke you are the epitome of a great leader! We need all Chiefs to stand up for their officers!! Good for you! #BlueLivesMatter
— Ashoorina Barreto (@Ashoorina) December 14, 2014
Ditto this!!!==>>"@nitewryter: @baseballcrank #BlueLivesMatter!”
— A Meh Gal ¯_(ツ)_/¯ (@GallSueJoe) December 14, 2014
#NYC protesters chant for dead cops – https://t.co/JZuVwqRpvD
This is unacceptable#IStandWithPolice #PoliceLivesMatter #BlueLivesMatter
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) December 14, 2014
BLUE LIVES MATTER: #BlueLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/3XEFio2xml
— DIANE (@POLICEINFLA) December 14, 2014
Marchers in NYC assault two cops but have to be treated like kids & get a warning. Um no lock em MF's up? #BlueLivesMatter #dontbreakthelaw
— Kat? (@_kat95) December 14, 2014
https://twitter.com/fun_allowed/status/544092254005383168
Lives of every day heroes who risk so much 4 so little matter 2 me more than the lives of criminals. #BlueLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/0UTyEZkgcP
— Ashoorina Barreto (@Ashoorina) December 14, 2014
Good.
As for the Dec. 19 rally, its fate is yet to be determined. The last post on the “Thank you NYPD” Facebook page is suggesting that the rally should be postponed:
Please share your thoughts and lets come to a decision regarding the rally planned for the 19th:
In light of the recent news about Police officers being hurt and the chants of death to cops, unfortunately, it should probably be considered to either delay or cancel the rally. Our main priority is to show support for the NYPD, and not to put them in harms way. That being said – just like the rally was organized by the members, we leave it in your hands to determine if it should still go on or not. We will take the majority of opinions from the active MOS and go from there.
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