{"id":1808285,"date":"2023-01-17T11:05:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T16:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1808285"},"modified":"2023-01-17T11:15:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T16:15:25","slug":"lapd-blasted-for-removing-thin-blue-line-flag-from-police-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lapd-blasted-for-removing-thin-blue-line-flag-from-police-station\/","title":{"rendered":"LAPD Blasted For Removing \u2018Thin Blue Line Flag\u2019 From Police Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Flapd-blasted-for-removing-thin-blue-line-flag-from-police-station%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=1808285&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-->\n<p>Los Angeles Police Department is under fire after it removed a controversial officer. \u201cThin Blue Line\u201d Flag from its station after one complaint by a community member.<\/p>\n<p>One complaint was filed alleging that the flag reflected extremist views. The flag was placed above the Rampart police station&#8217;s front desk. The blue line is on the \u201cThin Blue Line Flag\u201d is meant to represent law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>The flag\u2019s \u201cdisplay in our public lobbies can be divisive,\u201d LAPD Police Chief Michel Moore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/news\/lapd-removes-thin-blue-line-flag-from-station-after-receiving-complaint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate that extremist groups have hijacked the use of the \u2018Thin Blue Line Flag\u2019 to symbolize their undemocratic, racist, and bigoted views,\u201d He continued. \u201cFlags serve as powerful symbols with specific meanings. The \u2018Thin Blue Line Flag\u2019 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven 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,\u201d He concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Imperatrice, Founder of Blue Lives Matter NYC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/lapds-thin-blue-line-flag-ban-spurs-outrage-recruitment-struggles-morales-gutter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">denounced<\/a> The removal of the flag and the following: \u201cWhen people make a complaint like that, they don\u2019t like the cops on any given day, so we\u2019ve 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\u2019s 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\u2019s nothing wrong with the flag.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat 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\u2019s flags or stickers or cups, but it\u2019s okay,\u201d He continued. \u201cIt\u2019s not alright. We need to stand up for our cops. We should\u2019ve left it there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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 thin blue line flag. San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott became the chief of police. <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/san-francisco-us-news-police-ca-state-wire-e6757f9761d5302a2fdb5712fa915c5e?utm_medium=APWestRegion&#038;utm_source=Twitter&#038;utm_campaign=SocialFlow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sent<\/a> An email was sent to officers warning them that, although there is no guarantee of success, \u201cThin Blue Line Flag\u201d Was \u201ca meaningful expression to honor fallen officers,\u201d It would be a great resource for others. \u201cdivisive and disrespectful.\u201d He stated that \u201cThin Blue Line masks shall not be worn by our on-duty members.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat blue line is the only thing that\u2019s separating the darkness and the chaos,\u201d Imperatrice declared. \u201cSo 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\u2019s in the gutter. \u2026 It\u2019s a hard retention rate, and we can\u2019t recruit people, so why are people going to want to stay if their executives are not standing up for them?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Police Department is being harshly criticized after removing a \u201cThin Blue Line\u201d flag from one of its stations after receiving a single complaint from a community member. The flag was hung over the front desk of the Rampart police station, prompting one complaint claiming the flag represented extremist views. 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