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:
This may not go well.
[h/t PIX11]
[image via Natalie D’Angelo]
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