Police officers and supporters gathered in Hollywood, California, over the weekend to show support for law-enforcement officers nationwide.
\”There’s something weird and scary going on right now – police are being assassinated,\” said demonstrator Annie Bergin, 34, of Los Angeles, who held up a \”They bleed blue\” poster. \”I’m here to show that I strongly support the LAPD and law enforcement officers everywhere who risk their lives each day to keep us safe.\”
\”This is just the beginning of a nationwide campaign,\” said Jerretta Sandoz, vice president of the 10,000-member Police Protection League. \”We’ve reached out to police unions in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and many other cities, and they are all on board.
\”Now, we’re searching for a unifying catch phrase and symbol that will send this message: Enough is enough,\” she said. \”There’s just too much negativity throughout the country related to police work.\”
John Redican, a patrol officer with the LAPD’s Newton Division, agreed.
\”Police are being marginalized and demonized by a small segment of society with views that are magnified by the media,\” Redican said. \”This event is an attempt to mitigate that perception by showing that a majority of people understand that we are out there trying to keep the wolves away from our doors.\”
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