Prominent graffiti piece over Houston highway displays tension with police

Graffiti expressing the tension between law enforcement and the public appeared prominently on a bridge over U.S. 59 near Dunlavy. Graffiti expressing the tension between law enforcement and the public appeared prominently on a bridge over U.S. 59 near Dunlavy. Image 1 of / 38 Caption Close Prominent graffiti piece over Houston highway displays tension with police 1 / 38 Back to Gallery

Over the weekend, new graffiti appeared prominently over a major Houston highway, expressing the tension between law enforcement officials and the public.

On the bridge hovering over U.S. 59 near Dunlavy, a new piece states "f*ck the police." The words reference the popular 1988 song of the same name by rap group N.W.A. In the track, the group explains the day-to-day life of growing up in a neighborhood plagued with racial profiling and police brutality.

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The graffiti appeared the same weekend three officers were killed and three were injured in a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Two weeks earlier in Baton Rouge, a 37-year-old black man, Alton Sterling, was killed by police during a confrontation which sparked protests that rippled across the nation.

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Shots rang out earlier this month in Dallas during a protest of recent officer-involved fatal shootings of black men. The shooter, who said he was tired of police killing black men, shot and killed five officers and wounded nine others.