Many businesspeople have come out in support of the mayor. The local newspaper has attacked FOP actions. The two cops whose awards triggered the conflict returned their medals March 16. The sentiments and actions of working people, especially those who are African-American, are something those who run this city clearly took into account. While there was no counterprotest organized to the pro-cop rallies, small groups of people did show their opposition.
Nobody deserves to be buried.
They held a shouting match with some of the cops for blocks. Justice Resource Center, the Rainbow Coalition, Citizens Against Police Brutality, and other civil rights organizations staged a reenactment of the Rudolph shooting later in the day. The event was organized for the media, focusing on the cops' actions the night of the murder. The national big- business press covered the demonstration, and local TV and radio carried the march and rally live, disrupting local programming for two hours. Their portrayal of the killer cops as rotten apples was undermined by local residents and relatives of Rudolph.