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Pro-Police Rally In Port Jefferson Station Draws 500
People held signs reading "I Support Law Enforcement Not Criminals" and "We Love Our Police." See more photos inside the story.
PORT JEFFERSON, NY — A pro-police rally in Port Jefferson Monday afternoon drew about 500 people, with some saying police have been wrongly vilified in recent weeks.
The Rally In Support of Police featured people holding signs reading "Support The Police," "I Support Law Enforcement Not Criminals," "We <3 Our Police," and "Suffolk PD Thanks 4 Protecting Me." One woman held a flag supporting the 2020 re-election campaign of President Donald Trump.
Robert Hines, a retired homicide detective from Miller Place, attended. All three of his children are police officers, News 12 Long Island reported.
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"We feel the police have been vilified and wrongly so," Hines told News 12. "Statistics have been bent. We believe a lot of what you see in here today is not correctly reported."
Port Jefferson Station, NY- Hundreds gathered at the corner of Route 112 and Nesconset Highway this afternoon to show support for police officers. pic.twitter.com/TZwAFAFJrj
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Black Lives Matter protesters rallied Thursday in Port Jefferson Village, part of the marches against police brutality throughout the country following the May 25 death of George Floyd. Four former Minneapolis police officers were charged in connection with Floyd's death; ex-officer Derek Chauvin faces a second-degree murder charge.
Below are more photos from Monday's pro-police rally:
All photos courtesy Daniel Palumbo
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