Ohio town police department removes ‘thin blue line’ flag after liberal activists repeatedly complain
Liberal activists complained enough that the Solon (a suburb of Cleveland) police department removed the flag, seen as supportive of law enforcement.
Liberal activists were able to convince an Ohio police department to remove a pro-police flag.
“The Solon Police Department announced this week that it would no longer fly the ‘Thin Blue Line’ flag on its property, citing a wave of public criticism from city residents,” Cleveland.com reported.
The flag “caused a divisive and unhealthy reaction within our community” the police chief said in a letter.
A local professor praised the decision, saying that some racial minorities could be made uncomfortable by the flag, which is simply meant as a way to show support for cops.
“A lot of people don’t understand the history of that thin blue line flag, or because of their lived experiences,” Professor Chenelle Jones said. Such people “don’t realize that it’s possible that communities of color, especially black and brown communities, may have had adverse effects and negative experiences within law enforcement.”
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