October 28, 2015
The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) announced Wednesday that its board of directors unanimously voted at a meeting on Tuesday to boycott the works of director Quentin Tarantino, claiming he is "anti-police."
"Mr. Tarantino has made a good living through his films, projecting into society at large violence and respect for criminals; he it turns out also hates cops," the FOP says in a press release.
The announcement comes after the New York City police union also called for a boycott of Tarantino films after the "Pulp Fiction" director took part in an "anti-cop" rally less than a week after an officer was killed on the job.
"It’s no surprise that someone who makes a living glorifying crime and violence is a cop-hater, too," Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President Patrick J. Lynch said in a statement.
"The police officers that Quentin Tarantino calls 'murderers' aren’t living in one of his depraved big screen fantasies — they’re risking and sometimes sacrificing their lives to protect communities from real crime and mayhem. New Yorkers need to send a message to this purveyor of degeneracy that he has no business coming to our city to peddle his slanderous 'Cop Fiction.' It’s time for a boycott of Quentin Tarantino’s films."
The Los Angeles Police Department has also joined the boycott of Tarantino works.
