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Oct 26, 2020 · The thin blue line flag represents the ideals of justice and freedom, bravery and solidarity. Although it has great meaning for the fraternal feelings of police officers for others in the profession, it is not reserved for use only by police officers.
Jun 8, 2020 · As protests over policing continue to convulse cities throughout the U.S., one symbol keeps showing up: a black-and-white American flag with one blue stripe. Recently, the flag was flown from the back of a car alongside protests in South Dakota, and burned outside the Utah State Capitol.
The "Thin Blue Line" flag is all black, bearing a single horizontal blue stripe across its center. Variations of the flag, often using various national flags rendered in black and white with a blue line through the center, are seen below.
Jun 9, 2020 · As protests over policing continue to convulse cities throughout the U.S., one symbol keeps showing up: a black-and-white American flag with one blue stripe. Recently, the flag was flown...
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Feb 24, 2021 · The imagery of a single blue line on a black-and-white American flag — inspired by the phrase "Thin Blue Line" — has sparked a fiery debate over the role of police and law enforcement.
Aug 18, 2017 · A black-and-white American flag with a thin blue line across its center appeared among the Confederate flags toted by the white supremacists and neo-Nazis during the violent protests....
May 6, 2024 · If your department decides a Blue Line flag shall not be displayed, your decision to display it is not protected free speech unless it meets a three-prong test set by the Supreme Court. Here’s a whole article about that – Why “free speech” keeps costing cops their careers.
Dec 14, 2022 · When the thin blue line flag was created in 2014, it was a simple black background with a bright blue line running horizontally across the center. Over time, a blue line was added to a black-and-white version of the American flag, and it has continued to evolve from there.
The Short, Fraught History of the ‘Thin Blue Line’ American Flag. Our story about the “thin blue line” American flag was cited multiple times in a court decision involving bailiffs who wore COVID masks adorned with the flag in court.
Oct 24, 2020 · At issue: A Thin Blue Line flag that was prominently featured behind Trump at an Oct. 24, 2020 rally in Waukesha. The flag essentially is a black-and-white version of the American flag, with...
