LAPD Blasted For Removing ‘Thin Blue Line Flag’ From Police Station

Los Angeles Police Department is under fire after it removed a controversial officer. “Thin Blue Line” Flag from its station after one complaint by a community member.

One complaint was filed alleging that the flag reflected extremist views. The flag was placed above the Rampart police station’s front desk. The blue line is on the “Thin Blue Line Flag” is meant to represent law enforcement.

The flag’s “display in our public lobbies can be divisive,” LAPD Police Chief Michel Moore stated.

“It’s unfortunate that extremist groups have hijacked the use of the ‘Thin Blue Line Flag’ to symbolize their undemocratic, racist, and bigoted views,” He continued. “Flags serve as powerful symbols with specific meanings. The ‘Thin Blue Line Flag’ to me presents the honor, valor, dedication, and sacrifice of law enforcement to protect our communities. Tragically, that view is not universally held and others have been able to persuade the public it symbolizes racist, bigoted and oppressive values.”

“Given our lobbies should be places that people feel safe, free of political ideology, and welcoming, it remains our long-standing policy that only official items be displayed,” He concluded.

Joseph Imperatrice, Founder of Blue Lives Matter NYC denounced The removal of the flag and the following: “When people make a complaint like that, they don’t like the cops on any given day, so we’ve got to take that into account. For [the] police chief to take it down, it kind of makes the other side think that there is actually something wrong with that flag, which it’s not. But then in the other breath to tell your police officers on the other side of this wall, you can hang it on your locker, on your vehicles. There’s nothing wrong with the flag.”

“What really bothers cops is that God forbid a police officer was killed in one of those jurisdictions today or tomorrow, I can guarantee you that not only flowers and candles would be placed there, but all different types of blue lines, whether it’s flags or stickers or cups, but it’s okay,” He continued. “It’s not alright. We need to stand up for our cops. We should’ve left it there.”

In May 2020, San Francisco police officers who were sent to patrol a protest against the city’s high price of housing wore masks emblazoned with the thin blue line flag. San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott became the chief of police. sent An email was sent to officers warning them that, although there is no guarantee of success, “Thin Blue Line Flag” Was “a meaningful expression to honor fallen officers,” It would be a great resource for others. “divisive and disrespectful.” He stated that “Thin Blue Line masks shall not be worn by our on-duty members.”

“That blue line is the only thing that’s separating the darkness and the chaos,” Imperatrice declared. “So every once in a while it is nice or would be nice, as an executive at a police department around the nation, just stood up and just explained it a little bit more because morale’s in the gutter. … It’s a hard retention rate, and we can’t recruit people, so why are people going to want to stay if their executives are not standing up for them?”

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