The image features a blue line across a background, often a black and white flag for the country it appears in. The Calgary police commission recently issued a directive for officers to no longer ...

The pin, on the other hand, doesn't include the Canadian flag. It's a horizontal blue line, on a dark background, outlined in white. Pins approved for wear, patches aren't ...

The line, a royal-blue stripe across a black background or American flag, is seen by some as a benign representation of supporting law enforcement.

While officers have embraced the thin blue line as a symbol of on-the-job solitary, others view it as a dividing line between police and those they serve. By Sarah Grochowski Published Jan 22, 2023 ...

In 1981, President Ronald Reagan said the thin blue line held back “a jungle which threatens to reclaim this clearing we call civilization”; in 1993, President Bill Clinton called it ...