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Blue Lives Matter: Images Of Officers And Their Family Members
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Blue Lives Matter: Images Of Officers And Their Family Members

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Florida photographer Amber Noble held a Blue Lives Matter project last year in hopes to shed some light on the human and family side of law enforcement.

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    Holding his mother’s badge who was lost in the line of duty and never got to meet her grandson

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    Mick Fowler
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a retired firefighter. This title is obnoxious. Wearing the Blue is a choice. Being a person of color and being persecuted for no good reason is why Black Lives Matter. I am privileged to rescue people from death. But I am ashamed of some of my "brothers in blue" who have decided to use their authority to persecute innocent lives.

    Wil Vanderheijden
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you. For saving lives and for putting your life on the line. But mostlyThank You for not denying that there are bad apples in the basket who think that "Living While Black" is a reason to harras and even kill innocent citizens.

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    anarkzie
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have no problem with the project itself but I really think that you went with a poor choice of name, as it plays into the FOX news representation of BLM, as cop killers which they're not.

    Ryan Brenizer
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed. I appreciate the police. I value the work they do. The police offers I know personally are extremely fine people. And this is a valuable and important set of photos. But appropriating the "Black Lives Matter" frames anything under it as deliberately antagonistic, moreso because it replicates the structural problem of the original name (While they mean "X likes matter (also)," it sounds like these phrases might be saying "(only) X lives matter," especially to people pre-supposed to oppose them.

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    Marinka Masseus Photography
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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beautiful project. Unfortunate title. The choice of title shows ignorance due to privilege. And it is unfortunate because you undermine the project you clearly care about.

    Full Name
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    5 years ago

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    "Ignorance due to privilege"? It's good that you fully understand the motivation behind why someone wrote what they wrote. Must be nice to know people better than they know themselves.

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    Maria Beilschmidt
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are beautiful. Such a powerful way to communicate WHY we need people willing to take on the job of enforcing the law.

    Stephen Lyford
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How many of these officers report on the abuse of power that their fellow officers perpetrate on a daily basis?

    NWB
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Terrible name choice, while 'nice' photos they look a bit forced and not a lot of emotion shining through, the lighting is no ideal either, no emotive shadows in my opinion.

    Buzz Anderson
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is no doubt the vast majority are family men and women...too bad far too many of them don't think about that when the kill unarmed men and women. I remember a time when we respected cops and listened to them and believed them. I lived all over the world as a military brat and we learned how cops in different countries reacted to civilians...American cops have a tendency to react by killing them whereas in the majority of the world they lean how to defuse a situation without pulling guns and blowing them away and how many were INNOCENT of any crime but the excuse of "In fear of my life " is used?

    Maggie Black
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Barf. Ok, so, black people have families, too. They are the ones we are concerned about because they are being killed.

    Karol Slavik
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ONE (1) photo of a black officer out of nine photos. That certainly says something...

    UpQuarkDownQuark
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The phrase “Black Lives Matter” is meant to protest systemic racism, but is pointedly about the unfair and sometimes brutal treatment of people of color by the police and the justice system. I know that police officers are murdered, injured and traumatized in the line of duty, and many of them are brave and wonderful people, but the fundamental difference is that it’s not by people who are claiming to protect and serve them before doing it.

    Helen Haley
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too bad as a group they don't seem to think anyone else's lives matter. They don't matter more than anyone else because they decided to be an officer. It's a job, that's why they get paid.

    Nancy E
    Community Member
    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is both needed & appreciated by those of us who respect policemen & women.

    Karol Slavik
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    This comment has been deleted.

    Sarah Grape
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone ever seen zootopia? I love that movie, I feel like it demonstrates the police force very well. People thrust into high pressure situations can do and say things they soon regret. Officers so often find themselves in those kind of scenarios, and soon there's a mess to big for them to fix

    Hartatied
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    super fast money earning online job to flood the cash in your bank acc every week. from this only by working for 2 hrs a day after my college i made $17529 in my last month. i have zero experience when i joined this and in my first month i easily made $11854. so easy to do this job and regular income from this are just superb. want to join this right now? just go to this web page for more info.===))>.... www.suntrustjob.com

    Cory Bates
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This comment has been deleted.

    Mick Fowler
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a retired firefighter. This title is obnoxious. Wearing the Blue is a choice. Being a person of color and being persecuted for no good reason is why Black Lives Matter. I am privileged to rescue people from death. But I am ashamed of some of my "brothers in blue" who have decided to use their authority to persecute innocent lives.

    Wil Vanderheijden
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you. For saving lives and for putting your life on the line. But mostlyThank You for not denying that there are bad apples in the basket who think that "Living While Black" is a reason to harras and even kill innocent citizens.

    Load More Replies...
    anarkzie
    Community Member
    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have no problem with the project itself but I really think that you went with a poor choice of name, as it plays into the FOX news representation of BLM, as cop killers which they're not.

    Ryan Brenizer
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed. I appreciate the police. I value the work they do. The police offers I know personally are extremely fine people. And this is a valuable and important set of photos. But appropriating the "Black Lives Matter" frames anything under it as deliberately antagonistic, moreso because it replicates the structural problem of the original name (While they mean "X likes matter (also)," it sounds like these phrases might be saying "(only) X lives matter," especially to people pre-supposed to oppose them.

    Load More Replies...
    Marinka Masseus Photography
    Community Member
    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beautiful project. Unfortunate title. The choice of title shows ignorance due to privilege. And it is unfortunate because you undermine the project you clearly care about.

    Full Name
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

    "Ignorance due to privilege"? It's good that you fully understand the motivation behind why someone wrote what they wrote. Must be nice to know people better than they know themselves.

    Load More Replies...
    Maria Beilschmidt
    Community Member
    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are beautiful. Such a powerful way to communicate WHY we need people willing to take on the job of enforcing the law.

    Stephen Lyford
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How many of these officers report on the abuse of power that their fellow officers perpetrate on a daily basis?

    NWB
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Terrible name choice, while 'nice' photos they look a bit forced and not a lot of emotion shining through, the lighting is no ideal either, no emotive shadows in my opinion.

    Buzz Anderson
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is no doubt the vast majority are family men and women...too bad far too many of them don't think about that when the kill unarmed men and women. I remember a time when we respected cops and listened to them and believed them. I lived all over the world as a military brat and we learned how cops in different countries reacted to civilians...American cops have a tendency to react by killing them whereas in the majority of the world they lean how to defuse a situation without pulling guns and blowing them away and how many were INNOCENT of any crime but the excuse of "In fear of my life " is used?

    Maggie Black
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Barf. Ok, so, black people have families, too. They are the ones we are concerned about because they are being killed.

    Karol Slavik
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ONE (1) photo of a black officer out of nine photos. That certainly says something...

    UpQuarkDownQuark
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The phrase “Black Lives Matter” is meant to protest systemic racism, but is pointedly about the unfair and sometimes brutal treatment of people of color by the police and the justice system. I know that police officers are murdered, injured and traumatized in the line of duty, and many of them are brave and wonderful people, but the fundamental difference is that it’s not by people who are claiming to protect and serve them before doing it.

    Helen Haley
    Community Member
    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too bad as a group they don't seem to think anyone else's lives matter. They don't matter more than anyone else because they decided to be an officer. It's a job, that's why they get paid.

    Nancy E
    Community Member
    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is both needed & appreciated by those of us who respect policemen & women.

    Karol Slavik
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    This comment has been deleted.

    Sarah Grape
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone ever seen zootopia? I love that movie, I feel like it demonstrates the police force very well. People thrust into high pressure situations can do and say things they soon regret. Officers so often find themselves in those kind of scenarios, and soon there's a mess to big for them to fix

    Hartatied
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    super fast money earning online job to flood the cash in your bank acc every week. from this only by working for 2 hrs a day after my college i made $17529 in my last month. i have zero experience when i joined this and in my first month i easily made $11854. so easy to do this job and regular income from this are just superb. want to join this right now? just go to this web page for more info.===))>.... www.suntrustjob.com

    Cory Bates
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This comment has been deleted.

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