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The Issue: A Connecticut city’s decision not to fly the ”thin blue line” flag to honor a former state trooper. The Wethersfield, Conn. town council refused to fly the “thin blue line ...
NYC firefighters were were ordered to remove a "Thin Red Line" flag after receiving a complaint from a Democratic councilwoman’s office that it was a "political symbol." ...
A reader is irate over advice that homeowner associations must let residents fly 'thin blue line' flag due to legal protections. Our legal expert responds.
The “thin blue Line” flag — a symbol of public support for police — has been banned from public areas within the Los Angeles Police Department after a complaint about the flag being ...
A reader is irate over advice that homeowner associations must let residents fly 'thin blue line' flag due to legal protections. Our legal expert responds.
Tom DiSario flew a “thin blue line” flag outside his house in Pataskala, Ohio, nearly every day for 5½ years to honor his police chief son who was gunned down in the line of duty.
Backlash against town council members who voted not to raise the thin blue line flag to honor fallen Trooper Aaron Pelletier has continued to mount.
The police union uses the flag on its logo. An attorney for the police officers calls it a resounding win for the First Amendment.
Hundreds of American flags have flown in downtown Merriam alongside “thin blue line” flags for the last five years.
The “thin blue line” flag’s design is similar to that of the American flag, except its stars and stripes are mostly black and white — not including the bright blue line placed in the middle.
"Akin to a Confederate flag": The fraught history of the "thin blue line" American flag A man held a flag with a thin blue line at a vigil for five police officers killed in Dallas in 2016.
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 ...