But as a political totem it is undeniably powerful. A merger of the American flag with a symbol representing the police, the thin blue line flag has become a potent statement in its own right.

The Los Angeles Police Department banned the Thin Blue Line flag from public areas within police departments this week over a complaint that the flag represented "violent, extremist views." ...

The “thin blue Line” flag — a symbol of public support for police — has been banned from public areas within the Los Angeles Police Department after a complaint about the flag being ...

As the Black Lives Matter movement and its critique of racist policing came to the fore, the brand began selling sunglasses featuring the thin blue line, a highly controversial law enforcement symbol.

TAYLOR HERNANDEZ, JOINING US IN THE STUDIO WITH THEIR MESSAGE. TAYLOR. WELL, THAT THIN BLUE LINE WE HEAR ABOUT ALL THE TIME, IT RUNS DEEP ACROSS ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, ESPECIALLY IN TIMES ...

The sheriff of Kent County, Md., ordered his deputies to wear masks in court adorned with a thin blue line. That edict has now led to a convicted man getting a new trial. “The most benign ...