Beyonce’s Formation tour boycott: Police refusing to work Bey’s shows

Everyone loves Beyoncé, right? Well Beyoncé has been receiving lots of grief for her new song “Formation“. Not only is it a huge anthem but it’s also the cause of some major controversy.  The song is meant to be inspirational and it even inspired Beyonce’s upcoming tour. Well, not everyone can agree. The Miami Order of Fraternal Police released a statement stating that they would allow their members to boycott Beyonce’s upcoming formation tour.

The President of Miami Police released this statement:

“I was one of the tens of thousands of law enforcement officers that didn’t watch the Super Bowl halftime show out of respect for our profession. On another day while flipping through the television channels, I did mistakenly watch her ‘Formation’ video that shows scenes of a young black boy dancing in front of police in riot gear, who signal their surrender by putting their hands up, referencing the ‘Hands up, don’t shoot’ anthem of the Black Lives Matter movement inspired by the 2014 death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.”

“I challenge Beyoncé to review the eighty-six page report written by the United States Department of Justice on the death investigation of Michael Brown[…] Those hands up, don’t shoot accounts are inaccurate because they are inconsistent with the physical and forensic evidence. Countless others contradicted or recanted their accounts of what transpired. Hands up, don’t shoot was built on a lie.”

“While Beyoncé physically saluted the 50th anniversary of the Black Panthers movement at the Super Bowl, I salute NYPD Officer Richard Rainey, who succumbed to his injuries on February 16, 2016 from being shot by two Black Panthers who he had pulled over in a traffic stop. I also salute the dozens of law enforcement officers that have been assassinated by members of the Black Panthers. We ask all law enforcement labor organizations to join our boycott across the country and to boycott all of her concerts.”

According to reports, officers across the country feel offended after Bey used images that represented The Black Panther Party in her trending Super Bowl halftime performance. The Black Panthers were known for their focus on anti-police brutality and racism.

The boycott has caused officers to deny volunteering/working at Bey’s shows. There has been no response from Bey’s people but as far as we know tickets to her shows are still available for purchase.

TMZ reported that the NYPD will be on her side if she publicly explains that her performance was not an attack on cops. Will she do it?

Written by: @iamtinatribeca

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