LAPD department personnel are banned from sporting the 'thin blue line' patches on their uniforms and similar bumper stickers on police vehicles, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore has issued a ban forbidding department personnel from sporting the “thin blue line” patch on their uniforms and similar bumper stickers on police vehicles, it was reported Saturday.
Moore also ordered the “thin blue line” flag to be removed from police station lobbies this month, according to the Los Angeles Times.The phrase “thin blue line” has long been a divisive one in American society between those who see it as a simple show of support for law enforcement and those who view it as an excuse for police abuse of authority.Sign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.
The LAPD is facing scrutiny over a trio of use-of-force incidents involving officers that left three suspects dead in the first three days of the new year. Moore's five-year term as chief ends in June, but he has requested reappointment for a second term, writing in a letter to the Board of Police Commissioners in December that there remains “more work to be done” and he has a “strong desire” to continue to leading the department.
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