She used actual uniform shirts of those that lost their life to make these bears, just a tremendous, beautiful gesture on the part of this young lady.
She has DONATED bears to over 600 families, in more than 40 states.
Today, due to the amount of HORRIFIC comments on her page, comments that wish death upon her and her family, her parents have made the decision to remove the wrap from her jeep that touted the amazing things she does, because they fear for her safety.
As you sit wherever you are reading this post, can you, in your wildest imagination, believe you could ever post such comments to such a caring soul?
Yet those people exist…
Saying I am heartbroken is an understatement. 3 and a half years ago when I started Blue Line Bears tensions were high in the United States and police officers were under attack. I received hate comment after hate comment, most along the lines of “I hope your dad is the next Officer you make a bear for.” The hate comments never truly disappeared, but they became less frequent until these past couple of weeks. I posted something that was pro-police on my own personal social media and got attacked by my own classmates calling me all sorts of things. People who I saw as friends blocked me and called me toxic. I watched the increase in police injuries in New York and wondered if those were officers I’ve given a patch to. I scrolled through social media posts to be met with nothing but anti-police rants. My heart broke more and more everyday. Yesterday my family made the decision to get rid of the wrap on my Jeep, because it’s not safe for me to drive anymore. My heart shattered and I finally let myself cry over this (as seen in the deleted post from yesterday). The comments were positive in the beginning until we got hundreds of comments wanting my dad dead and saying they hope he gets shot in the face. I have stayed silent until now, but I’m not doing that anymore. These people can troll and hate on my dad and me, but all they’re doing is fueling the fire that will make Blue Line Bears more and more successful. I will not stand down.
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