Nashville, Tampa, Miami police unions urge boycotts of Beyonce shows

Police unions in Nashville, Tampa and Miami are urging officers not to volunteer to work security at pop star Beyonce’s upcoming concerts in those cities, because of what they say was an anti-police message when she performed at the Super Bowl.

Tampa Police Benevolent Association President Vincent Gericitano posted a statement on the group’s website saying it was “disgusted” with the Super Bowl show and “equally disgusted” with her new music video.

Hale alleged that Black Panther members have been responsible for the deaths of police officers in the past.

Police Spokesman, Steve Hegarty did not state if the lack of sign ups was due to officers’ anger against Beyonce though he explained “the department still has plenty of time to fill those slots”.

In an agreement reached when Marlins Park was built in Little Havana in 2012, Miami police patrol the streets and facade outside the footprint of the Little Havana stadium.

The Fraternal Order of Police has moved on from berating filmmaker Quentin Tarantino to bashing Beyoncé, vowing to boycott working security at her concert when her Formation tour kicks off in April in Miami.

Similarly, some Houston officers have also said they still intend to sign up to work concerts because they have “money to make”, as volunteering to do so can provide extra income for law enforcement.

The president of Nashville’s Fraternal Order of Police is telling Metro officers not to volunteer to work Beyonce’s May concert. Miami police officers won’t be joining they “Bey-hive”, if Ortiz has his way. The singer and her backup dancers also wore black berets, which also are being considered a Black Panther reference.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani condemned the singer’s Super Bowl halftime performance, calling it “outrageous”, according to CNN.

Police in Miami have already called on other forces to boycott the superstar, however the NYPD is the first to allegedly ask for a public apology from the insane in Love hitmaker.

Nashville’s FOP represents 1,600 full-time and retired full-time police officers.

Ortiz wrote Thursday that he “was one of the tens of thousands of law enforcement officers that didn’t watch the Super Bowl halftime show of respect for our profession”, but that “on another day while flipping through the television channels, I did mistakenly watch her “Formation” video”.