What does the thin blue line on the American flag mean?

The flag, which shows a thin blue stripe in place of one of the flag’s standard 13 red stripes, is meant to show support for law enforcement — but the “thin blue line” flag also has been associated, at times, with white nationalists.

Is adding a thin blue line to the US flag protected speech?

A mere addition of a “thin blue line”, a well recognized symbol, to the United State’s flag certainly falls within the scope of Texas v. Johnson and a number of other earlier rulings and is protected speech. It is so hard to hire strong software engineers in San Francisco for my company. Has anyone solved this problem?

Should ‘Thin Blue Line’ flag be displayed at Montgomery County Police Department?

Dispute is growing over the display of a “thin blue line” flag in Montgomery County this week after county officials said the flag would not be placed in any public space at the police department.

What is the Florida homeowners association dispute over a flag?

A Florida homeowners association is caught up in a dispute with a homeowner over the display of a flag. In this case, the homeowner was displaying a “Blue Lives Matter” flag—a grayscale U.S. flag with one blue stripe in the center.

What happened behind Trump’s Big Blue Line flag?

Behind Trump, hanging from two construction cranes, was a massive pro-police thin blue line flag. Months later, on Jan. 6, a crowd of violent insurrectionists descended on the U.S. Capitol — spurred on by the president’s rhetoric, tweets and orders to alter the election results by carrying out a coup attempt.

What is the significance of the American flag’s blue stripe?

The flag, which shows a thin blue stripe in place of one of the flag’s 13 red stripes, is meant to show support for law enforcement — but it has been associated, at times, with white nationalists.