The Los Angeles Police Department is facing fierce criticism after it banned displaying the Thin Blue Line Flag over a complaint it symbolized "extremist" views. Founder of Blue Lives Matter NYC ...

But as a political totem it is undeniably powerful. A merger of the American flag with a symbol representing the police, the thin blue line flag has become a potent statement in its own right.

To the editor: Those Los Angeles Police Department officers displaying “thin blue line” flags — whether well-meaningly or not — clearly have not seen the 1988 Errol Morris documentary that ...

For some, the “thin blue line” flag is an expression of solidarity with police officers who have lost their lives on the job. To others, the black-and-white American flag with a single blue ...

Now, Jacob is the president of Thin Blue Line USA, one of the largest online retailers devoted exclusively to sales of pro-police flags, T-shirts, neckwear, and jewelry. “The flag has no ...

The Springfield Township commissioners asked the police union ... The PBA uses the ”thin blue line” American flag on its website, on its merchandise and at events hosted by the union, which ...

For those who have encountered a few of those bad apple police officers, or believe the whole tree is rotten, a major brand embracing the thin blue line is horrifying. open image in gallery Josh ...

“All we are doing is trying to respect a fallen police officer,” Bailey told WTNH News 8. “In my home, [the “thin blue line” flag] means police, and they protect us, and they are our ...

From Tuesday's decision in Fraternal Order of Police v. Township of Springfield ... concluding that the policy was unconstitutional: The "Thin Blue Line American Flag" ("the Flag") is "a black ...

The “thin blue line” symbolizes the police’s role in maintaining civilized society. The police are the barrier between the law-abiding and the criminal, the vulnerable and the predatory, order and ...