<p>On Friday, Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10479837/Susan-Sarandon-apologizes-controversial-comments-NYPD-officers-funeral.html">apologized</a> for her post mocking the huge funeral of an NYPD officer, writing, “I deeply regret the meme I recently shared on Twitter that included a photo of Officer Jason Rivera&#8217;s funeral.”</p>
<p>“I reacted quickly to the picture without connecting it to a police funeral and I realize now how insensitive and deeply disrespectful it was to make that point at that time,” she added. “&#8217;I sincerely apologize to the family of Officers Rivera and Mora for causing additional pain during their time of grieving.”</p>
<p>On Tuesday, Sarandon sparked rage on social media after she mocked the massive funeral procession along New York City’s Fifth avenue for slain NYPD officer fury Jason Rivera, 22, by tweeting, “I&#8217;m gonna tell my kids this is what fascism looks like.”</p>
<p>That caption accompanied a photo of the funeral procession. Above the photo, she taunted, “&#8217;So, if all these cops weren&#8217;t needed for CRIME that day, doesn&#8217;t that mean they aren&#8217;t needed ANY day?”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Susan Sarandon shares post comparing NYPD funeral turnout to &#39;fascism&#39; in latest example of anti-cop vitriol <a href="https://t.co/pMRslGLZ4r">https://t.co/pMRslGLZ4r</a> <a href="https://t.co/x4pglbe7pn">pic.twitter.com/x4pglbe7pn</a></p>
<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href="https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1489040204962873345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Rivera and his partner Wilbert Mora, 27, who also died, were ambushed and shot in Harlem while responding to a domestic call.</p>
<p>Social media expressed their anger: The Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York responded, “This is what privilege looks like: a wealthy actress, safe in her bubble, mocking heroes &amp; making light of the crisis that cops are battling alongside our communities. NYC is uniting to stop the violence —  @SusanSarandon  is living on a different planet.”</p>
<p>The National Order of Fraternal Police added, “Of all the days for  @SusanSarandon to share her true feelings towards police, she picks the day we bury our fallen brother to make such inflammatory &amp; brainless comments. When you spend more time hating on cops than you do your own career, it&#8217;s no wonder why you&#8217;re a D-list actor.”</p>
<p>NY GOP Congressman Lee Zeldin: “Congratulations, Susan Sarandon! You&#8217;re now the poster child of an angry, woke, liberal, pro-criminal, anti-law and order jerk.   There are other more fitting titles, but it only gets more vulgar from here.”</p>
<p>The day after Rivera’s funeral, a Brooklyn high school math teacher had triggered fury when he posted an Instagram story with an overhead shot of the thousands of NYPD’s finest outside of St. Patrick&#8217;s Cathedral for the funeral, then captioned it, “5/30/20: NYPD SUV drives into a crowd of protestors. Ideal conditions for reciprocity.”</p>
<p>Christopher Flanigan, who is a teacher at Coney Island Prep, was apparently referencing an incident in May 2020 when an NYPD vehicle moved through a crowd of protesters following the death of George Floyd. No injuries were reported from that incident; even leftist New York Mayor Bill de Blasio blamed the protesters for not clearing out of the way of the police.</p>
<p>“Flanigan — who was profiled by NY1 for his musical tributes to first responders in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic — was reached by The Post by phone Saturday night, but abruptly hung up before he could be asked about the content on his private Instagram account, which was shared with officers by a concerned follower, sources said,” <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/01/30/brooklyn-teacher-christopher-flanigan-calls-for-reciprocity-against-cops-gathered-to-mourn-slain-nypd-detective-jason-rivera/">the New York Post</a> reported.</p>
<p>Rivera was shot and killed on January 21 in Harlem. “The Friday incident unfolded as officers were responding to a domestic call at 6:15 p.m. in Harlem, officials said. A woman called 911 and reported she was having a dispute with one of her sons inside her apartment, said NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig. Shortly after, three NYPD officers arrived at the apartment and met the mother and another son. At some point the officers were directed to a room in the back of the apartment, where her other son &#8212; the suspect &#8212; was waiting, Essig said,” <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/22/us/domestic-incidents-police-officers-danger/index.html">CNN</a> noted.</p>

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