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A student at Allegheny College has removed from display a large work (below) depicting violence and division in American society. One portion of the artwork featured lettering (at right) saying "KILL COPS."
The local police force released a statement on Facebook saying, "Maybe the artist had good intentions. Art is open for individual interpretation. However … freedom of expression does come with consequences. It is known that some employees of Allegheny asked administrators for the picture to be removed because of the 'Kill Cops' portion. Their request was ignored even with a warning that the depiction could be inflammatory."
The college released a statement that said in part, "The student artist, the Art Department and Allegheny College do not condone violence toward police or anyone else … The intent from the artist is to call for an end to mindless violence and the language that leads to it, just the opposite from the context being circulated on social media. But, because of this unintended consequence, the student artist has removed the piece from the public access area."
