{"id":44596,"date":"2020-08-11T17:18:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T14:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/pro-cop-groups-sue-mayor-de-blasio-for-denying-blue-lives-matter-mural\/"},"modified":"2020-08-11T17:18:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T14:18:00","slug":"pro-cop-groups-sue-mayor-de-blasio-for-denying-blue-lives-matter-mural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pro-cop-groups-sue-mayor-de-blasio-for-denying-blue-lives-matter-mural\/","title":{"rendered":"#Pro-cop groups sue Mayor de Blasio for denying Blue Lives Matter mural"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Pro-cop groups sue Mayor de Blasio for denying Blue Lives Matter mural<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-wrapper\" role=\"main\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>        August 11, 2020 <span>|<\/span> 10:18am              <span>|<\/span> Updated <span>August 11, 2020 | 10:38am<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                        A pair of pro-cop groups are suing Mayor Bill de Blasio after being denied a Blue Lives Matter mural akin to the one Black Lives Matter had splashed across Fifth Avenue, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit, filed late Monday by Blue Lives Matter NYC and Standing up for NYC in the Southern District of New York, accuses de Blasio and Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg of violating the groups\u2019 First Amendment rights by allowing \u201ccity property to be used by private speakers\u201d \u2014\u00a0 yet forbidding a similar mural supportive of cops.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe \u2018Black Lives Matter\u2019 message is highly political and is <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly understood by the public to be and support a general anti-police message, include some extreme measures as [defunding] the police and ending police activity,\u201d the suit reads.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Lives founder Sgt. Joe Imperatrice told The Post on Tuesday that he simply wanted \u201cto be granted the same privilege to bring to light a cause that we so believe in would change the trajectory of equality for all those with the same interest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCertain politicians have gotten away from equality and fairness for all and have given the privilege to certain groups,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The co-founders of Standing up for NYC, Jason Cohen and Tatiana Davidoff, said the mural is meant to honor cops and boost morale.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16117654\"><img alt=\"A Black lives Matter mural that was painted on 5th Avenue\" data- data- height=\"441\" width=\"661\"><\/img><figcaption><span>A Black Lives Matter mural that was painted on Fifth Avenue<\/span><span>Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis mural is the smallest thing we could do to show our respect for them during these controversial times,\u201d Davidoff said.<\/p>\n<p>The two groups penned a letter to Hizzoner last month requesting the pro-cop mural near NYPD headquarters in downtown Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>But de Blasio refused, declaring in late July that Black Lives Matter \u201ctranscends any notion of politics \u2026 This is about something much bigger than any one group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>City Hall did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely respond for comment.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>if you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; 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