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Chris Flanigan, a New York teacher, posted an Instagram story appearing to encourage violence against the police during NYPD Detective Jason Rivera’s funeral.

A city public school teacher posted an Instagram story on Saturday that appeared to encourage violence against police mourning the murder of Detective Jason Rivera, sparking outrage from members of New York’s Finest.

Christopher Flanigan, who teaches math at Coney Island Prep in Brooklyn according to his LinkedIn page, posted an overhead photo of thousands of officers lining Fifth Avenue for Rivera’s funeral Friday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The post was captioned, “5/30/20: NYPD SUV drives into crowd of protesters. Ideal conditions for reciprocity.”

Incident Detail

The incident Flanigan referenced occurred in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, when an NYPD vehicle drove through a group of Brooklyn protesters protesting the death of the Minnesota man.

Then-Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said the officers did not use the vehicle forcefully. Former Mayor Bill de Blasio called the footage of the incident “troubling” but also blamed protesters for not getting out of the way. No injuries were reported.

Flanigan, who was profiled by NY1 for his musical tributes to first responders in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, was contacted by The Post by phone on Saturday night but abruptly hung up before he could be asked about the content. in your private. Instagram account, which was shared with officers by a concerned follower, the sources said.

Attack

Police officers who learned of the teacher’s IG story were upset that he apparently advocated another unprovoked attack on officers mourning a colleague who was ambushed during a domestic call.

“It is reprehensible for a school teacher to condone an act of terrorism. I wouldn’t want my own children to be given instruction of any kind,” a Manhattan police officer told The Post.

“You have a city worker wishing bodily harm or worse on his fellow city workers during a solemn service,” said a Brooklyn police officer. “It’s the ultimate act of cowardice.”

The Education Department did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment on Saturday night.

Earlier Saturday, actress Jacqueline Guzman was fired from her New York City theater company for her online comments about her funeral, which she called “ridiculous.”