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.

2025年1月31日 · 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. As symbolized by the field of stars, citizens are integral to the message of the flag.

2024年5月6日 · So, before a department sanctions displaying a Blue Line flag, administrators may want to consider that, while not illegal, many citizens, including those who strongly support law enforcement, have a negative reaction to this appropriation of the American flag.

The blue line represents the men and women of law enforcement who stand in the gap between the lawless and the innocent. The background to the flag is stark, representing the men and women who have died defending that line, all embracing the American flag and the unity it …

The Thin Blue Line flag honors law enforcement officers, but for some it's a sign of division. Learn what a blue stripe in the U.S. flag means in our latest blog

2020年7月6日 · Law enforcement officers and supporters who display the thin blue line flag — on patrol vehicles, uniforms and, in the days of the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks — view it as a show of pride and...

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.

2020年12月17日 · By the 1950s, the thin blue line phrase and emblem was used to represent the courage and sacrifice of law enforcement. The thin blue line flag was established as a symbol for all law enforcement personnel, just as the red cross symbolizes all medical personnel.

2020年11月23日 · What is the Thin Blue Line? The phrase Thin Blue Line represents the idea that law enforcement (associated with blue uniforms) acts as the barrier (or “line”) between the community they protect and lawlessness. In the 2010s, the Thin Blue Line has also been used to refer to a black flag with a blue line running horizontally across the middle.

2020年6月9日 · 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...