Amazon Defends Sale of Anti-Cop Merchandise - Washington Free Beacon

Gerald Neill Jr., president of the Fraternal Order of Police DC Lodge #1, accused the tech giant of failing to live up to its standards by allowing the "hate items" to remain on the site. Amazon has cracked down on other political products, including a "Joe and the Hoe" T-shirt, for violating its "selling guidelines." The site also banned Ryan T. Anderson's book When Harry Became Sally because, the platform said, it "frame[d] LGBTQ+ identity as a mental illness." The union chief said the "Blue Lives Murder" merchandise is offensive and dangerous.

"Amazon has a role in society as an industry leader to set a high standard, and they’re not doing that," Neill said. "I think Amazon is not being evenhanded."

Some merchandise bearing the slogan was removed from the website following inquiries from the Washington Free Beacon. T-shirt maker Morgan Schai removed a T-shirt featuring a billy-club wielding officer above the slogan. The company did not respond to requests for comment about the T-shirt itself or the decision to remove it. A spokesman for Nevoli, another clothing maker, told the Free Beacon that a hat bearing the phrase will be removed from the website soon.