Fox News reported that Mayor Francis Suarez revealed the new cruiser with a specific theme that is unique to it. The mayor said the following about it:.
“This is a beautiful collaboration to commemorate Black history and Black History Month and the history of African Americans and our police department and our city.”
Miami Police Chief Manuel Morales was also at the ceremony to unveil the new police cruiser.
February 05, 2023
Florida-based reporter Joshua Caballos said that the mayor’s office was not involved in creating the police cruiser. Regardless, the department, the mayor, and others are now the target of mockery by people from all walks of life who believe the city truly missed the mark on this one.
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Caballos wrote the following:
“I just spoke to Black police union (@mcpba1946) president Stanley Jean-Poix. He said Mayor Suarez’s office had nothing to do with the design of the car.”
and
“The design had the full approval of the union before it was unveiled. ‘It celebrates our African ancestry’ he said.”
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Not everyone was thrilled with the idea of a police vehicle being designed with themes related to Black History Month. Many people took to social media to express their displeasure.
Fox News reports that Former President & Director-Counsel of LDF (NAACP Legal Defense Fund) Sherrilyn Ifill was one individual who was not pleased with the idea of a police cruiser being painted in the African-themed colors presented as a symbol of Black History Month. She tweeted: “THIS CANNOT BE.”
Other Twitter users went after the city for their tone-deaf approach to designing this police vehicle. MSNBC legal analyst Charles F. Coleman tweeted the following:
“1. Because Florida 2. Tell me you don’t have a D&I person without telling me you don’t have a D&I person. 3. No, you don’t get credit for just trying. This type of tone deaf performative action is what provokes a ‘war on wokeness’ when we are made to accept the unacceptable.”
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Washington Examiner columnist T. Becket Adams said he laughed out loud when he heard about the vehicle designed for Black History Month.
This is to say that many people did not find the idea of designing a police vehicle for Black History Month to be the best idea possible.
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