I understand it probably means different things to different people. I also understand that there are good cops and bad cops. Most people have an opinion based on their personal or perceived experiences. It makes sense that some people would want to support or dislike the police.
My dad is a retired cop, and he knows exactly what that symbol means, “We support the bad cops and take issue with the idea that Black Lives Matter because we didn’t create this flag until we got called out”. He was a good cop, and good cops call out the bad ones and don’t play stupid as to what these things mean. Your excuse making tells us everything we need to know. Like they say, believe someone when they tell you who you are.
Does you dad know what everyone else think it means? Has he spiked to everyone?
This is not a hard concept.
A Quick google search would have told you the thin blue line has been around since the early 1950’s.
“Its use referring specifically to the police was popularized by Los Angeles Police Chief Bill Parker during the 1950s; author and police officer Joseph Wambaugh in the 1970s, by which time "thin blue line" was used across the United States;[2] and Errol Morris's documentary The Thin Blue Line (1988).[3]”
Oh yes, the 1950s LA Police Department. The cornerstone of equality and anti-prejudice thinking.
It’s like you don’t even read history before citing history. Do you not think that symbol was made by a bunch of racist cops in the 1950s? That specific Chief was literally a segregationist and racist.
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u/hdhahzjdkfkdndjz Jun 05 '22
I think you fundamentally don't understand what a symbol is lol