Blue Lives Matter Interview Questions

I chose to interview my boyfriend’s Aunt Jamie about participating in the Blue Lives Matter movement. She explained that she is still an active member of the movement and that their goal is to recognize all of the positive things that the police do for the community and to strengthen support from the community. Aunt Jamie heard about the Blue Lives Matter movement through Facebook when people she knew began posting about the New York City incident when two NYPD officers were murdered right before Christmas.
Her twin sons and nephew are all NYPD officers as well as her ex-husband who is now retired. Learning about the murder of the two officers in New York City scared and worried Jamie because of how close the issue was to home and her family, which compelled her to join. She explained that she played an active role through Facebook by spreading the word about the movement through hash tags such as #bluelivesmatter, #thankyouNYPD, and #myNYPD and sharing pictures and videos. I learned that the movement is huge on social media, similar to the …show more content…
As for opposing movements, Black Lives Matter was mentioned. Jamie explained that from outsiders it seems as though the two movements are against each other when in reality she explains that they have a lot of the same views. Both groups have a goal for the greater good of the community however they have not found a way that the two movements can officially merge into one. She mentioned that she believes individuals who are truly stuck in the middle of the two movements are beginning to support a new movement, which is also widespread across social media, All Lives Matter. When discussing the two movements I was able to see how the two groups were framed differently depending on who was talking about