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11:00. NEARLY 200 PEOPLE CAME OUT TO SHOW SUPPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AS WARDING DOZENS OF CARS AND TRUCKS DECORATED WITH FLAGS DROVE IN A PARADE OF SUPPORT FOR POLICE ORGANIZERS WITH GREENVILLE TEA PARTY. TELL US THIS WAS NOT A POLITICAL EVENT JUST A WAY FOR NEIGHBORS TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. SOUTH CAROLINA LAWMAKERS SPOKE AHEAD OF THIS PARADE. THE ORGANIZER SAYS THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS EVENT CAME FROM SEEING PROTESTS AND RIOTS AROUND THE COUNTRY. DO YOU WANT TO SAY TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF BLUE THAT WE SUPPORT YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR DOING ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO YOUR UNDERAPPRECIATED AND UNDERPAID. ORGANIZERS SAY THEY RAISED $3,000 TODAY I

Calls to 'refund the police' in Drive to Defend the Blue event

SC lawmakers, hundreds gathered for event in Greenville

Updated: 7:00 PM EDT Aug 1, 2020

The Greenville Tea Party held an event Saturday morning aimed at supporting law enforcement. The Drive to Defend the Blue event drew hundreds to Greenville County Square and featured South Carolina state lawmakers. We have been defunding our police force a long time," Rep. Chris Wooten (R-Lexington County) said. "It's time to refund our police."Dozens of cars, many flying American flags with a blue stripe symbolizing support for police officers, drove out of County Square to make a loop downtown.Organizer Pressley Stutts, the chairman of the Greenville Tea Party, said the gathering was to show solidarity, thanks, love and support to law enforcement officers for diligently working to keep communities safe.The group said the event raised $3,000 for the Law Enforcement Foundation, whose mission, according to its website, is to advance and enhance the law enforcement profession in South Carolina. Stutts said the money would go to provide scholarships to children of law enforcement officers and support personnel.

The Greenville Tea Party held an event Saturday morning aimed at supporting law enforcement. The Drive to Defend the Blue event drew hundreds to Greenville County Square and featured South Carolina state lawmakers.

We have been defunding our police force a long time," Rep. Chris Wooten (R-Lexington County) said. "It's time to refund our police."

Dozens of cars, many flying American flags with a blue stripe symbolizing support for police officers, drove out of County Square to make a loop downtown.

Organizer Pressley Stutts, the chairman of the Greenville Tea Party, said the gathering was to show solidarity, thanks, love and support to law enforcement officers for diligently working to keep communities safe.

The group said the event raised $3,000 for the Law Enforcement Foundation, whose mission, according to its website, is to advance and enhance the law enforcement profession in South Carolina. Stutts said the money would go to provide scholarships to children of law enforcement officers and support personnel.

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Calls to 'refund the police' in Drive to Defend the Blue event - WYFF4 Greenville