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In April, Beyoncé will head out on the Formation World Tour, named for her new single "Formation." Her first stop is on April 27 at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida. The Miami Fraternal Order of Police, however, hopes that no law enforcement officers are in attendance at the concert due to her supposed "anti-police message." Javier Ortiz, president of Lodge #20 (which represents 1,100 officers), announced earlier today that his union had voted to boycott the event and urged all officers to do so as well, according to The Huffington Post. It remains unclear whether Ortiz's Fraternal Order has the jurisdiction to institute a boycott. Find Oritz's full statement below, via Miami New Times.

Ortiz cites both the "Formation" video, which features Beyoncé atop a sinking cop car and graffiti that says "Stop shooting us," and her Super Bowl halftime performance, for which Beyoncé and her dancers wore Black Panther Party-referencing outfits, as reasons for the boycott. He has also shared several anti-Beyoncé photos on his Twitter account.

Other Miami police officials have not backed Ortiz. Maj. Delrish Moss, a spokesman for the Miami Police Department, said:

Right now the union president has his First Amendment right to say whatever he wants to say, but that doesn't always translate to reality. As far as we see, there's no indication that anything that is said there will translate into police officers not working the job.

A spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department (which is associated with the Police Benevolent Association, a different union from Ortiz's) added that, regardless of Ortiz's comments, several law enforcement agencies tend to work such large events, meaning one group's absence would not necessarily hinder it greatly.

Javier Ortiz and the Miami Fraternal Order of Police are not the only organizations upset with Beyoncé's new song, video, and Super Bowl performance. A group called "Proud of the Blues" announced an anti-Beyoncé rally for February 16. As it turns out, though, only three protestors showed up, far outnumbered members of a pro-Bey group called "Black Girl Rising." Additionally, a Tennessee sheriff blamed Beyoncé for gunshots that were fired at his home. Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani has also said of the halftime show, "I thought it was really outrageous that she used it as a platform to attack police officers who are the people who protect her and protect us, and keep us alive."

Killer Mike recently discussed the controversy surrounding "Formation" on "Real Time With Bill Maher." "Saturday Night Live" commented on the outrage about the song, too, with a sketch called "The Day Beyoncé Turned Black."

Here is Ortiz's full statement: