{"id":2264772,"date":"2024-06-11T10:50:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-us-police-department-rolls-out-pride-badges-admits-they-have-nothing-to-do-with-law-enforcement\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T10:54:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:54:26","slug":"major-us-police-department-rolls-out-pride-badges-admits-they-have-nothing-to-do-with-law-enforcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-us-police-department-rolls-out-pride-badges-admits-they-have-nothing-to-do-with-law-enforcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Major US Police Department Introduces &#8216;Pride&#8217; Badges, Unrelated to Law Enforcement Duties"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fmajor-us-police-department-rolls-out-pride-badges-admits-they-have-nothing-to-do-with-law-enforcement%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=2264772&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--><p>The summary of the text revolves around the Tampa Police\u200b Department introducing a new commemorative badge\u200c design in support of LGBT Pride \u200cMonth. This badge incorporates the colors and chevron design of\u2062 the\u2062 Progress Pride flag, which represents people\u2062 of color and the transgender \u200ccommunity. This\u200b initiative by the \u2062Tampa Police was intended\u2062 to serve as a conversation starter and a symbol of safety, \u200dsignaling the department&#8217;s\u2064 commitment\u200c to\u200d inclusion, safety, and respect for all community members.<\/p>\n<p>However, the article highlights significant public backlash and criticism regarding this initiative.\u200c Many individuals responded negatively, questioning whether\u2064 government entities\u2063 should engage \u2062in \u200dendorsing specific ideologies or political groups. Critics argued that the police&#8217;s primary focus should\u2063 be on maintaining law and order rather than\u2064 participating in symbolic\u200c gestures that might be perceived as \u200cpolitical. There were also \u200cquestions \u200craised about the appropriateness of \u2064the badge design and whether\u2064 it detracts from the professionalism expected \u200cof <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-investigating-voter-registration-group-run-by-democrat-raphael-warnock\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary Of State Investigating Voter Registration Group Run By Democrat Raphael Warnock\">law enforcement officers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Public reactions on social media were overwhelmingly negative,\u200b with users \u200bquestioning the necessity of the badges and suggesting that the \u200dpolice should focus solely on their duties rather\u200d than on making \u200dpolitical statements. Some even suggested that the concept of a collectible badge undermines \u200bthe seriousness \u2062of the\u200b police&#8217;s \u2064role in society.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200carticle also\u200d briefly notes a concern raised\u2064 by a former U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/betrayed-from-within-patrick-byrne-blasts-white-house-staff-after-attending-election-meeting-with-president-trump-sydney-powell-and-gen-flynn\/\" title=\"\u201cBetrayed From Within\u201d: Patrick Byrne Blasts White House Staff After Attending Election Meeting With President Trump, Sydney Powell and Gen. Flynn\">national security advisor<\/a> regarding \u200bthe potential\u200c instability and\u2062 challenges facing \u200cfuture\u2064 U.S. elections, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-removes-prager-u-app-for-hate-speech\/\" title=\"Google has taken down the Prager U app for promoting hate speech\">reflecting broader societal<\/a> and political anxieties. \u200bThe text ends \u200bwith a call to action from \u200bthe publication, urging support from \u2062readers to continue \u200ctheir journalistic efforts in face of challenges posed by Big Tech and \u200dadvertising\u200d blacklists.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/%20\"><span>Rachel M. Emmanuel<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 11, 2024 at 7:27am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Would a police officer sporting a rainbow \u201cpride\u201d badge rather than the official Tampa Police Department badge be more or less likely to be respected by criminals?<\/p>\n<p>The Florida city\u2019s police department has introduced a new commemorative badge design for LGBT \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/baseball-team-stands-ground-refuses-join-rest-mlb-hosting-pride-month-celebration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pride Month<\/a>\u201d and shared a video highlighting the symbolism behind the updated badge.<\/p>\n<p>The new badge incorporates the colors and chevron design of the \u201cProgress Pride\u201d flag, which was created in 2018. The chevron added to the rainbow design represents \u201cpeople of color and the transgender community,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/florida\/southtampa\/new-lgbtq-pride-badge-option-officers-tampa-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Tampa Police Department showed off its new fashion statement in a video posted on social media on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncorporating the Progress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-indiana-jones-game-updated-modern-gaming-audience-pride-flag-wearing-writer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pride Flag<\/a>, this badge is 1 of 9 that members can choose to collect or wear in June,\u201d the X post said. \u201cServing as a conversation starter &#038; symbol of safety, we\u2019re here to listen, learn, and ensure all members of our community feel included, safe, and respected.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Incorporating the Progress Pride Flag, this badge is 1 of 9 that members can choose to collect or wear in June.<br \/> Serving as a conversation starter &#038; symbol of safety, we\u2019re here to listen, learn, and ensure all members of our community feel included, safe, and respected. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KChgUZq9oC\">pic.twitter.com\/KChgUZq9oC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tampa Police Department (@TampaPD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TampaPD\/status\/1798849058255073491?\">June 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  The video featured an uncomfortable-looking black man and white woman displaying a colorful badge that looks like something you would find in a cereal box, while a voice-over explained the reasoning behind this bizarre decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all want to feel safe and respected no matter who we are,\u201d the voiceover said. \u201cThe newest commemorative badge, one of nine that members of the department can choose to collect or wear, is a symbol of our department\u2019s commitment to serving members of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bud-light-digs-deeper-hole-donates-200000-empower-lgbtq-owned-small-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> LGBTQ+<\/a> community with understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the badge might make some individuals feel more comfortable, but I, for one, would feel very uncomfortable putting my life in the hands of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/man-accused-killing-police-officer-just-wedding-found-dead-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police officer<\/a> whose badge looks like it was colored in by a 3-year-old.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should this police department rescind the \u201cpride\u201d badges?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis badge can be a conversation starter, a way to show that we are allies and a symbol of safety for those who might be hesitant to interact with the police,\u201d the female officer in the video said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re here to listen, learn, and help you with anything that works towards creating a feeling of a safer, more inclusive community for everyone,\u201d the male officer added.<\/p>\n<p>And you thought police officers were here to protect, defend and keep criminals at bay.<\/p>\n<p>X users did not have kind words for the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/employees-tear-pride-flag-building-leader-vows-many-times-put-going-remove\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cpride\u201d<\/a> badge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs this a parody?\u201d one person wrote. \u201cThe government has no place endorsing religions\/ideologies\/political groups. Can only officers wearing rainbow badges serve some communities? Do I dare ask about the other \u2018collectible\u2019 8 badges? Do officers collecting all 9 get designated parade grand marshal?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Is this a parody? The government has no place endorsing religions\/ideologies\/political groups. Can only officers wearing rainbow badges serve some communities? Do I dare ask about the other \u201ccollectible\u201d 8 badges? Do officers collecting all 9 get designated parade grand marshal?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Snowball (@LeftAnimalFarm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeftAnimalFarm\/status\/1798950805980303381?\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cStop this crap! Do your jobs(in case you forgot while making this crap, LOCK UP CRIMINALS) and get home to your families safely. There should be a single badge that all officers wear\u2026 It\u2019s not a collectible. What a waste of my tax dollars and an ideological subversion,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Stop this crap! Do your jobs(in case you forgot while making this crap, LOCK UP CRIMINALS) and get home to your families safely. There should be a single badge that all officers wear\u2026 It\u2019s not a collectible. What a waste of my tax dollars and an ideological subversion.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve (@Steve2d) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Steve2d\/status\/1798892871900332528?\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Others expressed similar sentiments.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Do normal officers get reprimanded if they choose not to celebrate deviancy?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 @RealManOfGenius (@realmanofgenius) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realmanofgenius\/status\/1798897545982177372?\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How about you all just do your damn jobs and worry less about political statements. You are supposed to be above all this. Protect and Serve. That is your directive. This doesn\u2019t make anyone feel safe. We should all be concerned. Woke=Crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zeppenwolf \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@The_Zeppenwolf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Zeppenwolf\/status\/1798925575635206217?\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How about a badge to honor law-abiding citizens who pay your salaries and who do not demand a special month to bring attention to their bedroom activities?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Identifier of Demosocialist Donkey Fazoo (@Ionoclast50) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ionoclast50\/status\/1799887379324375086?\">June 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why does a sexual preference need to be on a badge ?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brittany Rae (@legitbrittFLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/legitbrittFLA\/status\/1798892774424723728?\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Where does \u201cinclusivity\u201d end?<\/p>\n<p>Should female police officers start wearing hijabs to show the Muslim community that they are \u201callies\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>Maybe police officers should start having crack pipes on their badges to identify with drug addicts.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, would the police department ever issue a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/40-percent-british-christians-prefer-not-share-faith-believers-reminded-call-boldness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian<\/a>\u201d badge? After all, far more people identify as Christian than \u201cLGBTQ+.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is not the job of the police department to provide \u201cconversation starters\u201d or to make people \u201cfeel\u201d safe. It\u2019s their job to keep people safe.<\/p>\n<p>Stunts like this do nothing to help anyone and, as the comments on social media prove, only make the department look weak and stupid.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to fight back hard, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? Without direct support from you, our readers, we can\u2019t continue the fight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Can we count on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>your support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? It may not seem like much, but a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Western Journal Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  can make all the difference in the world because when you support us directly, you cut Big Tech out of the picture. They lose control. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A monthly Western Journal Membership costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45763\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45763\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45763\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45763\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45763\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rachel Emmanuel has served as the director of content on a Republican congressional campaign and writes content for a popular conservative book franchise.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Rachel M. Emmanuel has served as the Director of Content on a Republican Congressional campaign and writes for a popular Conservative book franchise. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by Rachel M. Emmanuel, June 11, 2024 &#8211; Tampa Police Department introduces a rainbow &#8220;pride&#8221; badge for LGBT Pride Month. 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