On Monday, members of Pennsylvania FOP Lodge 27, which represents some 900 retired and active Delaware County police officers, said they were planning to stage a protest outside the concert. However, chapter president Joseph Fitzgerald is backing away from that idea. That type of thing will only bring out Jamal supporters, and the last thing we want is a confrontation. What Lodge 27 will do, Fitzgerald said, is urge its members and the public to boycott Sting and anyone else backing Abu-Jamal. We have a list of entertainers and companies who've spoken out in support of Jamal, and we're boycotting every single one of them.
Sting just happens to be next on that list.
Officer Daniel Faulkner Sting, a known activist, signed a petition calling for a new trial for Abu-Jamal, Fitzgerald said. Supporters welcome confrontation Fitzgerald, a retired police officer, said the issue of boycotting Abu-Jamal supporters was raised at a national FOP conference in August. We welcome the chance to confront them. All they're doing is exposing why the death penalty needs to be abolished. If there are people against our cause at the concert, you best believe we'll be there.