Police union calls for boycott of Quentin Tarantino films after actor addresses anti-cop rally

Quentin Tarantino, a Hollywood director noted for his ultra-violent crime movies, addressed a rally in New York city over the weekend and, in an epic rant, called the police "murderers" - just days after a NY city cop was killed in the line of duty. “When I see murders, I do not stand by . . . I have to call a murder a murder and I have to call the murderers the murderers,” the “Pulp Fiction” auteur blathered to a cheering rally-goers. As he spoke, Tarantino held up a blown-up photograph of Justin Smith, an Oklahoma man killed in police custody in 1999 after spitting on cops. His words came just four days after the Tuesday-night murder of NYPD Officer Randolph Holder, the brave cop who was shot in the forehead while pursuing a gunman on foot through the streets of East Harlem. The police union failed to appreciate the drama of Tarantino's appearance and immediately called for a boycott of his films: Patrick...(Read Full Post)