BEYONCE – POLICE

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ Will they or won’t they? Police unions in a number of cities are calling for a boycott of officers working security for Beyonce’s concerts because of her new song “Formation.” Unions in Miami; Tampa, Florida; and Nashville, Tennessee want members to skip volunteering to do security for her shows in those cities. This all started after Super Bowl Sunday when Beyonce performed “Formation,” a day after releasing the video online. Because the performances feature pro-black images and denounced the shooting of unarmed black citizens, some critics considered it “anti-police.” Beyonce’s tour kicks off with a show in Miami on April 27th. A Tampa police spokeswoman says there’s no indication officers are heeding the call to skip the voluntary shifts for the show _ and that the idea of a widespread boycott “has been blown way out of proportion.”

(NOTE: Toronto Police Association President Mike McCormack confirmed to T-V station CP-24 on Sunday that Toronto police will not boycott Beyonce’s performance at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on May 25th)