The police boycott of Quentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight" has received the endorsement of the National Association of Police Organizations — a group representing 1,000 police units and associations and over 241,000 sworn law enforcement officers.

Not only does the organization support the protesting unions, including cops in New York, Los Angeles, Houston, New Jersey, Chicago and Philadelphia — they are discouraging police officers from engaging in promotional efforts and any future productions that routinely need their assistance.

"We ask officers to stop working special assignments or off-duty jobs, such as providing security, traffic control or technical advice for any of Tarantino's projects," a statement on NAPO's website said.

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It's a common practice that "off duty" officers provide security and traffic assistance during high-profile events like movie premieres and for the duration of productions.

Reps for the director and his "Hateful Eight" distributor, The Weinstein Company, did not return TheWrap's request for comment.

These escalating protests sparked after Tarantino attended a police brutality rally in Manhattan last weekend, in which he called cops "murderers." Having spent the past week in "watchful waiting," as one expert described it, Tarantino's cop drama seems to be reaching critical mass.

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