True Americans will prevail over the groups of astroturfer and the latest hashtag protesters. Update to this previous story.
Via Denver Post
In the wake of weekend vandalism at the Denver police fallen officer memorial, law enforcement supporters — including police officers themselves — left a mountain of flowers at the site as part of a day-long show of solidarity Wednesday.
“It’s not even so much if you knew them personally,” Ed David, a retired Denver cop who served on the force for 26 years, said of the fallen officers. “It’s about everyone on that wall. It’s about everyone here.”
The show of support was publicized on Tuesday by the National Fraternal Order of Police and on a Facebook page. Police said they have been receiving cards expressing support, which they displayed in a binder at the site.
Protesters dumped red paint on the memorial — which honors more than 70 fallen police officers — on Saturday afternoon, also plastering stickers on the site and nearby pillars. Police arrested two men in connection with the vandalism. They are being held on “investigation of criminal mischief-vandalism,” police said.
“When they signed up for this job, they didn’t think they were going to have to deal with crap like this,” Judy Richoz, a police supporter, said of the vandalism.[…]
One supporter left a sign reading: “We love DPD.”
“When I heard about this yesterday, it occurred to me that this was the same as (vandalizing) our Vietnam Memorial in D.C.,” said Tim Hall.
Hall, who said he is a veteran, came and left flowers at the memorial.
“It strikes deeply,” he said. “It cannot happen again.”
Firefighters on Saturday assisted in quickly cleaning the memorial, but the damage was done.
“Some of these people were my friends,” police Cmdr. Matt Murray said after the protest, gesturing to the memorial. “This is disrespectful, and I don’t think it displays the values of this community. We’re extremely disappointed.”
HT GetAClue