It has come to the DEA’s attention that tee shirts and other items carrying the offensive phrase “Blue Lives Murder” are being sold on Amazon. The DEA send a letter to Amazon’s CFO, Brian Olsavsky asking that the products be removed. You can read the letter here:
And you can adapt the following copy to send your own letter:
Mr. Brian T. Olsavsky
Chief Financial Officer
Amazon
410 Terry Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109-5210
Dear Mr. Olsavsky:
It has come to my attention that your website is selling tee-shirts and other items emblazoned with the words “Blue Lives Murder.” It’s disheartening that your company would allow this disgusting motto on your sales platform. It is also in direct contradiction of your own company policy, which states, “Amazon does not allow products that promote, incite or glorify hatred, violence, racial, sexual or religious intolerance, or promote organizations with such views. We’ll also remove listings that graphically portray violence or victims of violence.”
I request that you immediately stop selling any product with that slogan, as its only purpose is to invite further division, hatred and violence towards the hard-working men and women of the nation’s Police Departments who are toiling every day to keep their communities safe. To continue to hawk products emblazoned with this vile phrase puts the lives of Police Officers, and all law enforcement nationwide, at peril and at risk.
I implore Amazon to prohibit the sale of any product that purposely serves to promote animosity and hatred of our nation’s law enforcement Officers.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
