Protesters have been out in the streets of New York for a while now protesting police use of excessive force and chanting things like “No justice, no peace! No racist police!” Well, in response, some NYPD supporters are promoting a pro-cop rally being held a week from Friday with the hashtag #ThankYouNYPD.
Here’s the graphic they’ve created for the event:
There’s a Facebook page for the group organizing the rally with people expressing their positive feelings about the NYPD.
As for that #ThankYouNYPD hashtag, well, let’s just say that it ended up having the opposite effect its creators intended:
#ThankYouNYPD for enforcing our newly-instated death penalty for the sale of cigarettes! You're saving our lungs! pic.twitter.com/Vqu0Q7V0AM
— Emily Robinson (@See_Em_Play) December 11, 2014
#ThankyouNYPD for arresting my husband because he fit description, disappearing him 4 12 hours while our daughter cried herself 2 sleep
— Rosa A. Clemente (@rosaclemente) December 11, 2014
#ThankyouNYPD for keeping scared white folks and their pets safe
— The Queer Negro (@activist_hat) December 11, 2014
#thankyouNYPD for being the single most polarizing terrorist organization on the east coast. We appreciate knowing we grow them here.
— Every 28 hours (@Digichick40) December 11, 2014
#ThankyouNYPD for stopping my father in front of business he has owned since 1980 in Bronx because he had Puerto Rican Flag on window visor
— Rosa A. Clemente (@rosaclemente) December 11, 2014
#ThankYouNYPD for helping spark off an insurrection; otherwise I might have been bored during unemployment. So glad I have something to do.
— Jaime, a librarian (@rowmyboat) December 11, 2014
#ThankYouNYPD for giving all my friends protesting the murder of #EricGarner a place to stay overnight rent-free. Handcuffs seemed excessive
— Sean McElwee (@SeanMcElwee) December 11, 2014
#ThankYouNYPD for sleeping on train with accessible firearm – photo: pic.twitter.com/TaExsXc9Hg
— Martin Bisi music (@MartinBisi) December 11, 2014
This may not go well.
[h/t PIX11]
[image via Natalie D’Angelo]
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