{"id":1269357,"date":"2022-02-03T15:39:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T20:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1269357"},"modified":"2022-02-03T20:53:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T01:53:13","slug":"cops-son-wears-thin-blue-line-mask-teacher-snaps-thats-not-the-american-flag-thats-the-new-confederacy-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cops-son-wears-thin-blue-line-mask-teacher-snaps-thats-not-the-american-flag-thats-the-new-confederacy-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Cop\u2019s Son Wears \u2018Thin Blue Line\u2019 Mask. Teacher Snaps, \u2018That\u2019s Not The American Flag. That\u2019s The New Confederacy Flag.\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcops-son-wears-thin-blue-line-mask-teacher-snaps-thats-not-the-american-flag-thats-the-new-confederacy-flag%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1269357&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-913772080-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On Monday, a substitute teacher in Grass Valley, California, upbraided a 13-year-old student for wearing a mask with the image of the \u201cThin Blue Line\u201d flag, telling the boy, \u201cThat\u2019s not the American flag; that\u2019s the new confederacy flag.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The blue line on the \u201cThin Blue Line\u201d flag is intended to represent law enforcement, standing between what is above the line, representing citizenry and order, from what is below the line, representing crime and anarchy.<\/p>\n<p>The incident at Lyman Gilmore Middle School was filmed on cellphones by multiple students, <a href=\"https:\/\/sacramento.cbslocal.com\/2022\/02\/02\/thin-blue-line-mask-yelling-grass-valley\/\">Sacramento CBS<\/a> reported. Fox40 <a href=\"https:\/\/fox40.com\/news\/local-news\/grass-valley-parent-outraged-over-sons-treatment-at-school-wearing-mask-supporting-law-enforcement\/\">reports<\/a> that the student, Lucas Lillar, \u201csaid he wears [the mask] to support his father, who is a police officer.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A substitute teacher was caught on video yelling at a 13 yr old student over his thin blue line mask saying \u201cthat\u2019s the new confederacy flag\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M4Polx6AXI\">pic.twitter.com\/M4Polx6AXI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1489315931679453184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When Lillar was asked how it felt to be the child of law enforcement workers, he replied, \u201cIt just makes me feel worried.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In August 2020, the Department of California Highway Patrol <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/ca-highway-patrol-issued-document-telling-officers-no-displaying-thin-blue-line-items\/\">issued a roll call briefing document<\/a> stating that officers were barred from displaying Thin Blue Line items. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/presscalifornia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/chp.roll_.call_.jpg\">memo stated<\/a>, \u201cAll \u2018Thin Blue Line\u2019 paraphernalia, including anything resembling it, shall be removed immediately. This includes any paraphernalia hung anywhere in the office, stickers\/patches on State or personal; property that may be seen by the public during the course of duties, and email signature blocks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA California police officer who reviewed the document said it amounted to an official order because of the use of the word \u2018shall,\u2019\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/presscalifornia.com\/2020\/08\/25\/california-police-speech\/\">Press California<\/a>&nbsp;reported. The officer stated, \u201cIt\u2019s all political so I understand why they sent it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fran Clader, CHP\u2019s Director of Communications in Sacramento, stated, \u201cThe item \u2026&nbsp;<span aria-hidden=\"true\">was included as part of a shift briefing for one area command within Border Division and has since been rescinded since it was a misinterpretation of department policy \u2026 [It] was intended as a generic reminder to personnel to refrain from promoting any social cause on state property or equipment visible to the public. The advisement does not pertain to personally owned items.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span aria-hidden=\"true\">A CHP representative in the field told Press California that the memo was issued by the commissioner\u2019s office in CHP headquarters, adding, \u201cCHP wants to stay neutral and not appear to endorse any particular group.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Prior to that, in May 2020, San Francisco police officers who were sent to patrol a protest against the city\u2019s high price of housing wore masks emblazoned with the \u201cThin Blue Line\u201d flag. But then San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott sent an email to officers warning that although the \u201cThin Blue Line\u201d flag was \u201ca meaningful expression to honor fallen officers,\u201d others would find it \u201cdivisive and disrespectful.\u201d He stated, \u201cThin Blue Line masks shall not be worn by our on-duty members.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scott said the police should wear neutral face coverings from then on, asserting, \u201cAs an affirmation of the principle of safety with respect for all, we will replace the personal protective equipment to which some community members have objected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/e6757f9761d5302a2fdb5712fa915c5e?utm_medium=APWestRegion&amp;utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_campaign=SocialFlow\">The Associated Press<\/a>&nbsp;noted, \u201cThe police union president, Tony Montoya, said the union had shown the masks to Scott\u2019s command staff, and several of them had asked for more than one. The blue line \u2018represents law enforcement\u2019s separation of order and chaos,\u2019 he said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/news\/sf-police-officers-respond-to-protest-wearing-controversial-face-masks\/\">San Francisco Examiner<\/a>&nbsp;reported that prior to Scott\u2019s statement, \u201cWhen shown a video of a row of officers wearing the face masks, Supervisor Shamann Walton reserved judgment but said, \u2018That looks more like something you see below the Mason Dixon Line.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, a substitute teacher in Grass Valley, California, upbraided a 13-year-old student for wearing a mask with the image of the \u201cThin Blue Line\u201d flag, telling the boy, \u201cThat\u2019s &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1269357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1269357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1269357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1269357\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1269357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1269357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1269357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}