Thin Blue Line
What started as a phrase, became popularized as a graphic image, then unfurled as a thin blue line flag, has been around for a long time. The thin blue line is seen on police cars, lapel pins, coffee cups and COVID-19 masks. Only recently has the thin blue line flag sparked controversy.
Content within the Thin Blue Line topic lists frequently asked questions about the thin blue line, discusses what police officers should consider before displaying a thin blue line flag, and reviews some of the current discussions as to whether law enforcement agencies should display thin blue line imagery within their departments.
Most of the killings tragically involve a definable list of deadly tactical errors
The 14-foot-tall mural, which bears images of a lion, a badge and the Thin Blue Line flag, was commissioned to honor police work and boost morale
The wooden flags were given to each member of the department in thanks for the officers’ service
Officials say the flag will not be publicly shown because of its ‘divisive’ nature
The book is the second in a trilogy examining actual line-of-duty events that have ended the lives of law enforcement officers in Los Angeles County
The flags are a way to honor the memories of two Harford County sheriff’s deputies killed in the line of duty in 2016
The flag was removed after sparking concern that it could be sending a racially charged message
County has agreed to pay $100K to a corrections technician who sued after a co-worker pinned up the flag
The thin blue line flag was donated by State Capitol Police to honor law enforcement officers
The photo of Officer Natalie Corona waving the thin blue line flag has caused controversy
The bar said the flag has since been removed
A bill would prevent landlords, mobile-home parks, condo associations and the like from restricting the display of the flags
Sheriff Mike Reese said it was removed while they consider “whether or not it is appropriate to display any altered United States flag inside a county-owned facility”
Kentucky is the second state to adopt the classification for its first responders
Lawmakers are in a heated debate over the bill
A bill to double penalties for crimes targeting police officers, firefighters and medics — in or out of uniform — is moving ahead
The bill, dubbed the Blue Lives Matter Act of 2016, would expand the federal hate crime statute to include LEOs
They gathered together and loudly endorsed the city’s Police Department
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