'F-- the LAPD' shirt sells out after police org fails to get it taken down

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‘F— the LAPD’ shirt sells out after police org fails to get it taken down

A controversial shirt with the slogan “F— the LAPD” has skyrocketed in popularity after the police union tried to get …

by: Cameron Kiszla

Posted: May 23, 2024 / 11:01 AM PDT

Updated: May 23, 2024 / 03:43 PM PDT


Perhaps you’ve heard of the Streisand effect, in which an attempt to suppress or censor something online only draws more attention to it.

Apparently, the Los Angeles Police Department Foundation was not familiar with that concept.

As reported by 404 Media, the nonprofit that supports the LAPD tried to claim copyright to the letters “LAPD,” which are prominently featured in the Cola Corporation’s shirt modeled after the Los Angeles Lakers logo, though the words instead read “F— the LAPD.”

But what exactly the LAPDF does wasn’t the focus of the Cola Corporation, which asserts on its website that “provocation is a public service.” The company responded to the foundation’s demand with a simple response: “LOL, no.”

A second, more substantive letter from Cola’s attorney Mike Dunford was also shared prominently online and refuted the foundation’s claims, suggesting the “thin-skinned bullies” of the LAPD Foundation had but one choice: “to not do things that result in people wanting to buy and wear ‘F— the LAPD’ merchandise.”