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." ...

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.

All images of the "Thin Blue Line" flag have been directed to be removed from the lobby of the Los Angeles Police Department and police vehicles. LAPD Chief Michel Moore issued a directive to ...

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 ...