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. …
From the article:
It has nothing to do with private property. I think it might be a slight bit fucked to walk into a Township courthouse and have the secretary flying a Nazi or Confederate flag. This is really no different. It certainly would deter me if I wanted to report excessive force if half the township was flying a flag that basically signaled that they believe the police no matter what. I don’t see how banning the display as a public employee, at the place where you work as a public employee, is infringing on anyone’s privately held freedom of expression.