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Blue Lives Matter
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December 20,
2014; 24 months ago
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Active
and retired law enforcement officers
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Social
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Blue Lives Matter is a pro-police movement in
the United States. It was started after the killings of NYPD officers Rafael
Ramos and Wenjian Liu in Brooklyn, New York, on December 20, 2014, after
they were ambushed in their patrol car. Blue Lives Matter was formed in
reaction to the Black Lives Matter movement, which seeks to end police
brutality against the African
American community.
INTERNET SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Lives_Matter
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Officers Rafael Ramos,
40, left, and Wenjian Liu, 32, were killed on Saturday. Credit New York Police
Department
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History
On December
20, 2014, in the wake of the killings of officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, a group of law enforcement officers formed
Blue Lives Matter to counter media reports that they perceived to be
anti-police. Blue Lives Matter is made up of active and retired law enforcement
officers. The current national spokesman for Blue Lives Matter is retired Las Vegas Metropolitan Police
Department Lieutenant Randy Sutton.
Originating
in New
York City in December 2014, Blue Lives Matter NYC is an organization
and current nationwide movement that was created to help law enforcement officers and their families
during their times of need. Sergeant Joey Imperatrice along with Officers Chris
Brinkley and Carlos Delgado felt "compelled to show support for their
brothers and sisters in blue" and handed out bracelets that stated Blue
Lives Matter. They decided to create an organization which became the
non-profit Blue Lives Matter NYC. This BLM organization's mission is to raise
awareness and encourage public aid for the needs of police officers, to help
police officers assist one another, and to provide a police officer's family
with comfort and support as they go through hard times. This campaign is
designed to raise both awareness and money for the families in need. In order
to increase awareness nationwide, over three hundred billboards have been
posted with the slogan "Blue Lives Matter". Many of these billboards
are also accompanied by the hashtag #thankublu, a hashtag many individuals use
to show their support for police officers.
In September
2015, over 100 Los Angeles police officers joined
other members of the community to participate in a rally in Hollywood to show
support for all the hard work and good actions performed by the police
officers.
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Blue Lives Matter American flags emblazon a
coffee house in Boise, Idaho.
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Legislation
Louisiana
passed legislation in May 2016, making it a hate crime
to target police officers or firefighters. The legislation, authored by state
Representative Lance Harris, was signed into law by Governor John
Bel Edwards. The law allows for hate crime felonies to carry an additional
$5,000 fine or five years in prison, while hate crime misdemeanors to carry an additional
$500 fine or six months in prison.
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Officer Donald Givens and Chief Steven Jones
respond to "Black Lives Matter" (Facebook)
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People Sleep Peacefully in Their Beds at Night
Only Because Rough Men Stand Ready to Do Violence on Their Behalf
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