Users can of course collapse the message on the website and continue to look at baby names, but the pop-up is a stunning reminder of how many folks have been killed or died way too young, often before their parents, with little to no accountability from the police. However, the website has been so inundated with visitors that it’s actually crashed — suggesting that the symbolic gesture has gotten the notice of many people online. BabyNames’s stand against police violence and their symbolic recognition of the names of those who have died is just one of a number of many corporations who have released statements over the past few weeks s protests across the country continue and citizens clamor for police reform and defunding of police departments.
