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In 2015, BLM was exposed as being a "movement for what it is: a racist and a violent hate group that promotes the execution of police officers".  Reportedly, BLM's twitter feed contained photos of activists wearing shirts that say "Assata Taught Me" and that BLM invokes the words of the convicted cop killer Assata Shakur at "all its events".  Assata, also known as Joanne Chesimard, is the woman that shot and killed New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster back in 1973..<ref>Chuck Ross | ''Daily Caller'', Black Lives Matter Protesters Chant: ‘Pigs In A Blanket, Fry ‘Em Like Bacon’, https://dailycaller.com/2015/08/29/black-lives-matter-protesters-chant-pigs-in-a-blanket-fry-em-like-bacon-video/, August 29, 2015</ref><ref>Katie Pavlich  | ''The Hill'', Pavlich: Black Lives Matter, but what about police?, https://thehill.com/opinion/katie-pavlich/287465-pavlich-black-lives-matter-but-what-about-police, July 12, 2016</ref>  During this timeframe, the ''hashtag'' #ShootThePolice was coined.<ref>Larry Celona, Shawn Cohen, Jamie Schram, Amber Jamieson and Laura Italiano | ''NY Post'', Gunman executes 2 NYPD cops in Garner ‘revenge’, December 20, 2014</ref>

In 2015, BLM was exposed as being a "movement for what it is: a racist and a violent hate group that promotes the execution of police officers".  Reportedly, BLM's twitter feed contained photos of activists wearing shirts that say "Assata Taught Me" and that BLM invokes the words of the convicted cop killer Assata Shakur at "all its events".  Assata, also known as Joanne Chesimard, is the woman that shot and killed New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster back in 1973..<ref>Chuck Ross | ''Daily Caller'', Black Lives Matter Protesters Chant: ‘Pigs In A Blanket, Fry ‘Em Like Bacon’, https://dailycaller.com/2015/08/29/black-lives-matter-protesters-chant-pigs-in-a-blanket-fry-em-like-bacon-video/, August 29, 2015</ref><ref>Katie Pavlich  | ''The Hill'', Pavlich: Black Lives Matter, but what about police?, https://thehill.com/opinion/katie-pavlich/287465-pavlich-black-lives-matter-but-what-about-police, July 12, 2016</ref>  During this timeframe, the ''hashtag'' #ShootThePolice was coined.<ref>Larry Celona, Shawn Cohen, Jamie Schram, Amber Jamieson and Laura Italiano | ''NY Post'', Gunman executes 2 NYPD cops in Garner ‘revenge’, December 20, 2014</ref>

In May 2020, following the death of [[George Floyd]], the BLM was exposed to be devolving into a group promoting the destruction of the United States and the cherished values of the [[Founding Fathers]] after allegedly being infiltrated by the radical elements of [[Antifa]].  The BLM began promoting a campaign to #DefundThePolice, claiming they "demand acknowledgment and accountability for the devaluation and dehumanization of Black life at the hands of the police".<ref>Black Lives Matter, #DefundThePolice, https://blacklivesmatter.com/defundthepolice/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=2fddc8eb8604d172b8a25564f0f382c9244f155d-1592699319-0-AV7-5_wIiWv_RXFNZnGZRLUXp9cxzAqUL8U2RlPOr8DLNUCN1UrfU5PSp590OTQvVvDBap7yAtdZ6rIBGOVkc-EZSKffqoAg6wTqehs61NeFa7HGQUXD9pl68vp5b5c_w9yrhQphSPNxGqLvYAoksJxkvi6YolyFWCfIUi9G9QtLC2-95XFXGifZ6jNDn8eeeqU-kCum1gpW06QL78nZzUWo2A538Oxf7w1S31jEx3574vwParY4v-H_xb9_qzkcAcGpY2XtJSPJ823zYRi_g-E3DVemhhrurwB8RDwMTsflwCyf6XfgihngrG2uoJ0IcPqKYBv4UpYaMzMf-H0LccEItmhu-ytXxAMaXxMfalBF, May 30, 2020</ref>

In May 2020, following the death of [[George Floyd]], the BLM was exposed to be devolving into a group promoting the destruction of the United States and the cherished values of the [[Founding Fathers]] after allegedly being infiltrated by the radical elements of [[Antifa]].  The BLM began promoting a campaign to #DefundThePolice, claiming they "demand acknowledgment and accountability for the devaluation and dehumanization of Black life at the hands of the police".<ref>Black Lives Matter, #DefundThePolice, https://blacklivesmatter.com/defundthepolice/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=2fddc8eb8604d172b8a25564f0f382c9244f155d-1592699319-0-AV7-5_wIiWv_RXFNZnGZRLUXp9cxzAqUL8U2RlPOr8DLNUCN1UrfU5PSp590OTQvVvDBap7yAtdZ6rIBGOVkc-EZSKffqoAg6wTqehs61NeFa7HGQUXD9pl68vp5b5c_w9yrhQphSPNxGqLvYAoksJxkvi6YolyFWCfIUi9G9QtLC2-95XFXGifZ6jNDn8eeeqU-kCum1gpW06QL78nZzUWo2A538Oxf7w1S31jEx3574vwParY4v-H_xb9_qzkcAcGpY2XtJSPJ823zYRi_g-E3DVemhhrurwB8RDwMTsflwCyf6XfgihngrG2uoJ0IcPqKYBv4UpYaMzMf-H0LccEItmhu-ytXxAMaXxMfalBF, May 30, 2020</ref>