Protesters Spray Paint “Cop Lives Don’t Matter” in Philly, Graffiti “F*** Cops” on Church

12/22/2014

Vandals in Philadelphia struck multiple times over the last two days. The vandalism came during a protest against perceived police brutality.

In one of the acts of vandalism, the words “Cop Lives Don’t Matter” were spray-painted on a fence. You can see the picture of that below:

In another, the vandals defaced a Church with the words “f*** cops” written in spray paint:

Protesters in Philadelphia have adopted the phrase “Black Lives Matter” in the rallies. The phrase “Cop Lives Don’t Matter” is in reference to that:

The protests in Philadelphia began anew after Brandon Tate-Brown was shot and killed by police after a struggle. Tate-Brown had been arrested before for attempted murder and a stolen gun was found in his rental car. 

However, because Tate-Brown is African-American, members of the community have connected his death with other shootings in the nation, despite the facts showing he was the aggressor.

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