"I'm a human being with a conscience. And if you believe there's murder going on, then you need to rise up and stand up against it. I'm here to say I'm on the side of the murdered."

These were Quentin Tarantino's words during a protest against police brutality last month in New York City. The director has since clarified his remarks, saying he is not anti-police but is against those who kill unarmed men and women. However, the police union is far from taking the Kill Bill director's words lightly. In fact, Jim Pasco, executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police, has stated that they have a "surprise" in store for Tarantino ahead of the release of The Hateful Eight.

"Tarantino has made a good living out of violence and surprise," says Pasco. "Our offices make a living trying to stop violence, but surprise is not out of the question," Pasco said, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The police union wouldn't go into any further detail but they did emphasize on being 'opportunistic'. "Something is in the works, but the element of surprise is the most important element," said Pasco. "Something could happen anytime between now and [the premiere]. And a lot of it is going to be driven by Tarantino, who is nothing if not predictable.

When asked if his statement was a threat, Pasco went on to say that it is not at least a physical one.

Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 3 President Gene Ryan also has very strong feelings against Tarantino, saying the director's remarks against law enforcers have "degraded and disrespected every man and woman who ever wore the uniform of our profession."

Ryan has joined forces with the New York police Commissioner William Bratton and the National Association of Police Organizations. The union has also called out for the boycott of his latest film, which is due for limited release on Christmas.

At this point, movie analysts still believe the boycott would do very little to affect the forthcoming success of The Hateful Eight.

As if the situation couldn't get any stickier, Quentin's father, Tony Tarantino has taken a stand with the police against his son. "I love my son and have great respect for him as an artist but he is dead wrong in calling police officers, particularly in New York City where I grew up, murderers," said actor Tony Tarantino in a statement. "He is a passionate man and that comes out in his art but sometimes he lets his passion blind him to the facts and to reality."

According to Howard Bragman, veteran publicist and founder of 15 Minutes Public Relations, if anything, the studio bosses would force him into an issuing a public apology.

Meanwhile, Joyce Carol Oates unexpectedly stood with Tarantino amidst the turmoil, tweeting: "It should not require unusual courage to protest police brutality as Quentin Tarantino has done but, evidently, it does."

The Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction director is no stranger to controversy. He was previously in a very public rift against Spike Lee and is known to actually like being that kind of guy.

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