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A demonstration Monday planned by Cleveland鈥檚 police officers鈥� union was met with backlash from the city鈥檚 black officers鈥� group.

The Cleveland Police Patrolmen鈥檚 Association invited officers to show solidarity for one minute at noon by flashing the blue lights on their cruisers, saluting the flag or standing with their hands over their hearts.

The union said it was meant to show solidarity for those on the front lines 鈥渟uffering from the devastation being caused to our community and our law enforcement families.鈥�

Black Shield, the black police officers鈥� association, condemned the effort, saying it would hurt progress and distract from lawful attempts to enact reforms.

鈥淲e denounce this demonstration as dismissive and divisive,鈥� said Black Shield鈥檚 president, Vincent Montague, in a press release. 鈥淭hey divide safety forces within their ranks and serve only to further marginalize and alienate community members from the same safety forces charged to learn from, guide and protect them.鈥�

At noon outside the Justice Center, which includes the headquarters of the Cleveland Division of Police, there were no signs of a demonstration.

The union鈥檚 statement did not mention the recent nationwide protests against police brutality. There was no central location for a demonstration and the CPPA declined to comment.

The for police departments and redirecting money toward social issues like housing and mental health. to dismantle the police department there in the wake of protests.

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said during a town hall event last week police reforms in Cleveland were already well under way, thanks to the 2015 consent decree, including hiring more minority officers and improved training.

鈥淓very year there has to be training 鈥� training in constitutional policing, use-of-force, bias-free policing, crisis intervention. All those kinds of things that we know police officers have to know,鈥� said Jackson.