Police Union Calls for Tarantino Movie Boycott After Cop “Murderers” Rally

Quentin Tarantino has been blasted by the NYPD after calling police “murderers” during a recent police brutality rally in New York.

On Sunday, Patrick Lynch, president of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, issued a statement urging police department supporters to avoid the “Reservoir Dogs” director’s films.

The demonstration on Saturday came four days after New York City police officer Randolph Holder was shot in the head and later died of his injury while responding to a shorts fired call in Manhattan’s East Harlem neighborhood. However, he stood by his ideals. “Stop Police Terror!” hung in front of Tarantino as he made his remarks. “That cop that was killed, that’s a tragedy, too”.

“When I see murder, I can not stand by”.

One of the most common knocks from critics of Quentin Tarantino has been his apparent desire to be black.

“There are no words to describe the contempt I have for him and his comments at this particular time”, Bratton said. New York’s mayor and police commissioner have said they are serious about enacting smart reforms to build trust between police and communities. TV station WPIX reported Tarantino flew in from California to march alongside academic Cornel West at the #RiseUpOctober event.

Tarantino said that the timing of the rally was “unfortunate” but had to go on since people had travelled long distances to attend, according to The New York Post. A federal jury ruled that a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer, who did not face criminal charges, had used excessive force, and awarded her $500,000.

Tarantino’s upcoming movie The Hateful Eight, starring Samuel L Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen and Bruce Dern, is slated to release in the United States on December 25.

Saturday’s anti-police rally, coming on the heels of Holder’s death, was “very disrespectful”, Holder’s cousin Shauntel Abrams said.