The Miami police union is refusing to work off-duty at Beyoncé’s concert
in April because of her Super Bowl performance and a music video they
say pays homage to the Black Panthers. Fraternal Order of Police
President Javier Ortiz accused the superstar of using this year’s game
“to divide Americans by promoting the Black Panthers,” and says “her
anti-police message shows how she does not support law enforcement.”
Miami police usually patrol the streets and façade outside the Little
Havana stadium. Despite the union’s statement, a Miami-Dade Police
Department spokesman said: “Right now the union president has his First
Amendment right to say whatever he wants to say, but that doesn’t always
translate to reality. As far as we see, there’s no indication that
anything that is said there will translate into police officers not
working the job.”
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