{"id":2483357,"date":"2025-09-07T09:58:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T13:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dearborn-cops-post-new-uniform-patch-featuring-arabic-text-forced-to-turn-off-comments-as-furious-americans-unleash\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T09:59:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T13:59:55","slug":"dearborn-cops-post-new-uniform-patch-featuring-arabic-text-forced-to-turn-off-comments-as-furious-americans-unleash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dearborn-cops-post-new-uniform-patch-featuring-arabic-text-forced-to-turn-off-comments-as-furious-americans-unleash\/","title":{"rendered":"Dearborn Cops Post New Uniform Patch Featuring Arabic Text, Forced to Turn Off Comments as Furious Americans Unleash"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fdearborn-cops-post-new-uniform-patch-featuring-arabic-text-forced-to-turn-off-comments-as-furious-americans-unleash%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=2483357&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 Dearborn Heights Police Department introduced a new <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >optional police patch featuring<\/a> both English and Arabic text, designed by Officer Emily Murdoch. This move sparked important backlash on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>, leading the department to disable comments on their Facebook post. The patch reads &#8220;Dearborn Heights Police&#8221; in both languages, reflecting the city&#8217;s significant Middle Eastern and North African population-39% in Dearborn Heights and 55% in neighboring Dearborn. Critics argue that this change symbolizes an unwanted cultural shift, questioning the relevance of Arabic in a historically English-speaking region and expressing concerns about multiculturalism, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-finds-face-masks-didnt-slow-spread-of-covid-19\/\" title=\"Study Finds Face Masks Didn\u2019t Slow Spread Of Covid-19\">social cohesion<\/a>, and the influence of Islamic culture. Supporters see it as an embrace of diversity, while opponents fear it may undermine traditional American values. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-kamala-harris-appears-to-wear-62000-designer-necklace-while-begging-americans-for-money\/\" title=\"Fact Check: Kamala Harris Appears to Wear ,000 Designer Necklace While Begging Americans for Money\">controversy highlights tensions<\/a> over identity, cultural integration, and the changing demographics in Michigan communities.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Dearborn Heights Police Department is receiving so much backlash for their new patch design that they decided to turn off their comments on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox2detroit.com\/news\/dearborn-heights-first-u-s-arabic-police-patch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WJBK<\/a> reported Thursday that the agency has a new patch, designed by an officer, featuring both English and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/enraged-man-shouts-arabic-tries-storm-cockpit-harrowing-incident-jetblue-flight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arabic<\/a>. Officer Emily Murdoch was responsible for the patch which now reads &ldquo;Dearborn Heights Police&rdquo; in both languages.<\/p>\n<p>The patch is optional for law enforcement, but this still sets an outrageous precedent in countenancing a growing Middle Eastern and North African Muslim population in Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>According to WJBK, Dearborn Heights has a Middle Eastern or North African population of 39 percent, according to data in 2023. Deaborn, Michigan, is even higher at 55 percent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is how it starts.<\/p>\n<p>Dearborn Heights Police Dept. now has the nation&rsquo;s first-ever uniform patch in Arabic.<\/p>\n<p>The civilization takeover has begun. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9s7Dnpc7Nz\">pic.twitter.com\/9s7Dnpc7Nz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACTBrigitte\/status\/1963700926830752167?\">September 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Dearborn Heights Police Department posted about the patch via social media platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-social-network-2-plot-blames-jan-6-facebook-not-censoring-enough-voices-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After intense criticism, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DearbornHeightsPolice\/posts\/1204599638374770?ref=embed_post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the post<\/a> cannot even be viewed, as the agency likely deleted it or restricted viewership.<\/p>\n<p>The patch is optional, but for how much longer until it is mandatory on all officers&rsquo; uniforms?<\/p>\n<p>This country, its origins, and Michigan&rsquo;s state history &mdash; it goes without saying &mdash; has absolutely nothing to do with Arabic populations, the Middle East, or Islam.<\/p>\n<p>Deaborn was named after former Secretary of War and War of 1812 General Henry Dearborn.<\/p>\n<p>Although it would also prompt outrage in that the United States was founded by English-speaking people, if cities in California or New Mexico featured Spanish on their patches, it would make more sense than this, given they were part of the Spanish Empire and later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gringo-go-home-americans-targeted-mexico-city-outburst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexico<\/a> prior to being ceded to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>This change may seem superficial and trivial, but it indicates Dearborn&rsquo;s embrace of multiculturalism, which will surely fail to bring about whatever vision of peace and tolerance naive liberals there hope it will.<\/p>\n<p>People are bound together by their culture. When you introduce others that are antithetical to it, the result will be friction and disarray.<\/p>\n<p>Muslim populations do not come to the United States to  in political pluralism, tolerate our values, or take them as their own.<\/p>\n<p>These are only pathways for them, acting as a convenient way to introduce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sharia-law-enshrined-syria-will-fate-christians-now-islamic-jurisprudence-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sharia Law<\/a> and for Islam to flourish.<\/p>\n<p>Liberal naivete about the outside world and the misbelief that tolerance and understanding are important to these people only undermines our institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Diversity is not our strength.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s just a way to invite a wolf into the hen house.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to a WJBK report on Thursday, the department introduced a new patch created by Officer Emily Murdoch that includes text in both English and Arabic, reading &#8220;Dearborn Heights Police&#8221; in both languages. While wearing the patch is optional for officers, this move marks a notable acknowledgment of the growing Middle Eastern and North African Muslim community in Michigan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2483358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-54.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[62786,44148,62785],"class_list":["post-2483357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-arabic-text","tag-dearborn","tag-police-uniform"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-54.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483357","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=2483357"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2483361,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483357\/revisions\/2483361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2483358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2483357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2483357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2483357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}