A Montco township can’t ban ‘thin blue line’ flag, federal judge rules
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Springfield Township cannot ban municipal employees from displaying the "thin blue line" flag, a federal judge ruled Monday.

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It’s a hate flag, no less than the Confederate or Nazi flags, but they’re allowed too — in your window at home, or on the bumper of your personal car.

This, though, is vile —

… Tensions began when the Springfield Township Police Department incorporated the “thin blue line” flag into its official logo in 2021. …

    • kick_out_the_jams@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Headline could be misleading, but it was a ban on police and municipal employees not private citizens.

      Tensions began when the Springfield Township Police Department incorporated the “thin blue line” flag into its official logo in 2021.

      Springfield Township officials banned its employees from displaying the flag on township property in January, saying that the flag had become central to tensions between marginalized communities and law enforcement, and adding that it had been adopted by white nationalists since its introduction.

      Springfield officers displayed variations of the flag on pins, clothing, bumper stickers, and other personal items — even on rubber replacement wedding rings, according to the lawsuit. They also displayed the flag at department events, which took place on township property.