Actress Susan Sarandon Under Fire for Comparing Fallen Police Officer’s Funeral to ‘Fascism’
As New York City laid to rest one of two officers killed in a Harlem shootout in January, actress Susan Sarandon made a social media post likening officers at the funeral for another officer to fascists. Just before 6…
As New York City laid to rest one of two officers killed in a Harlem shootout in January, actress Susan Sarandon made a social media post likening officers at the Funeral for another officer to fascists.
Just before 6 p.m. Tuesday, as thousands of NYPD officers and New York City residents gathered at St. Patrick’s Cathedral for services honoring NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora, Sarandon posted an image of police at the Funeral for NYPD Officer Jason Rivera, which was held last week.
Rivera and Mora were killed when investigating a domestic disturbance. Both were posthumously promoted to the rank of detective.
The image was a screenshot of the officers lining a Manhattan street with the words “I’m gonna tell my kids this is what fascism looks like” above it.
The initial tweet came from podcaster Danny Haiphong, according to the New York Post.
A caption over the image read, “So, if all these cops weren’t needed for CRIME that day, doesn’t that mean they aren’t needed ANY day?”
The hashtag #abolishthepolice was added. It was unclear from the post which parts Sarandon assembled and which came from another user.