By Robert Moran
The Philadelphia Inquirer
PHILADELPHIA – Reacting to protests nationwide that have criticized police after high-profile killings of African Americans, hundreds of people rallied Friday night at a major Northeast Philadelphia intersection to show their support for the police.
Some waved signs that read “Blue Lives Matter,” a counter to the protest slogan of “Black Lives Matter” that followed outrage over the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Eric Garner in Staten Island, N.Y. In both cases, grand juries declined to bring charges against the white officers involved.
“They’re protecting us. They’re risking their lives every day,” said Tom Conroy, 63, of Holmesburg, who held one of the “Blue Lives Matter” signs.
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