The Game And His Son Raise Over $60K For Arkansas Police Officer

By Sydney Scott · Updated October 27, 2020

After the events of last week, many people are jumping into action to advocate for a better relationship between police and the black community. The Game and his son Harlem recently started a campaign to raise money for Officer Tommy Norman in Arkansas who “has changed the way he approaches the community he patrols and is committed to building strong relationships with the residents.”

The Game shared via Instagram, “I had conversations with my oldest son @hvrlemtaylor about good cops & bad ones & he did his research & found officer @tnorman23’s page & i was touched by how active he is in the black community where he polices.”

Good afternoon world…… So as I told you yesterday, I had conversations with my oldest son @hvrlemtaylor about good cops & bad ones & he did his research & found officer @tnorman23's page & i was touched by how active he is in the black community where he polices. My son said, how does he help all of these kids & stuff, is he rich ??? I said I don't know if he's rich but sometimes it doesn't take much to help those in need son…… Being that my son is on vacation with his mother visiting relatives in Atlanta, Arkansas & Louisiana he wanted to do something for officer @tnorman23 in Little Rock so he delevoped a #GoFundMe to try & raise $50,000 & in 5 hours were over 1/2 way there…. so that officer @tnorman23 can continuously stuff his trunk with toys, goodies, food & other things to help him continue contributing to the kids & people in Little Rock Arkansas….. (& BEFORE SOMEONE NEGATIVE PUTS IT IN THE COMMENTS BELOW, YES I COULD'VE GIVEN THE 10K MYSELF BUT THAT WOULDVE STOLEN THE JOY OUT OF MY SONS IDEA & HIS COMMITMENT & DEDICATION FOR SOMETHING & SOMEONE HE FELT TOUCHED BY). But as I type, I AM GOING TO DONATE THE 1st $1,000 !!!!!!!! Not only am I proud of my son for taking initiative, I'm thankful that I've raised him with such a pure heart regardless of the negativities he's seen me over come…… So please CLICK THE LINK IN MY BIO & donate anything as small as $1 to the officers mission & together we will help a good soul continue being a super role model for other law enforcement & a life saver for the children of tomorrow…… As soon as the $10,000 goal is reached… The funds will then be transferred from my @therobinhoodproject account by my charity's manager @ilndprncss to officer @tnorman23. "It takes a village to raise a child" & this good cop is going the extra mile for a lot of young African American children… #BlackLivesMatter to more than just #BlackLives #AGoodSonForAGoodCop #StayCommitted [Tag as many people to this post as you can & FOLLOW officer @tnorman23 NOW….. I'm really amazed by what he is doing !!!] again… PLEASE CLICK THE LINK IN MY BIO & contribute ANYTHING you'd like… THANK EVERYONE THAT HAS DONATED SO FAR !!!

A photo posted by The Game (@losangelesconfidential) on Jul 10, 2016 at 5:07pm PDT

In order to help the officer, Harlem created a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for whatever Officer Norman needs so that he can continue on his mission to strengthen the community. The Game jumpstarted the campaign with a $1,000 donation and soon others followed suit. The campaign has already surpassed its $50,000 goal and in just three days people have donated over $60,000. 

Officer Norman has been praised by T.I. and Young Thug as well as members of the Arkansas community. In an update for the campaign, Harlem shared, “Officer Norman is overwhelmed with how many people have come together and I can’t wait to see the looks on the kids faces when they see all we’re going to do. Keep sharing our story with others, I can’t thank everyone enough!!!!” You can donate to his GoFundMe here.

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