It’s caught on like a dance move — one hand pointing downward, the other touching the shoulder with an arm across the chest. But for many, the
gesture is a sign of disrespect.

“It’s a sign of disrespect,” said one woman, who asked not to be identified. “It’s a sign of disrespect to the police.”

The woman said she was at a party in the Bronx when she saw a man with a gun in his