Penny Starr 17 Jul 2020
The San Francisco Police Commission voted this week to require police stations throughout the city to display Black Lives Matter posters, despite pushback from union members.
The left-wing and Marxist Black Lives Matter political organization has been at the forefront of calls for police to be defunded across the country in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis in May.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported on the development, including how the resolution sends mixed messages about the posters making a political statement:
The resolution, which was unanimously approved, ordered the Police Department to install a poster of at least 32 by 24 inches in each district station within 30 days. The poster must “prominently and exclusively†feature the phrase “Black lives matter†and it must be displayed in a place visible to station visitors.
Commissioner Dion-Jay Brookter, who co-wrote the resolution, said the idea started over the past month as he met with members of the community who said they wanted to see the department express its support for Black lives.
Brookter noted that the posters will simply say Black lives matter, without a capital “L†or “M.â€
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/17/sf-police-commission-orders-police-stations-to-display-black-lives-matter-posters/
