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The first black police chief of a Minnesota town, who was hired in an effort to combat alleged racism, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11647657/Black-Minnesota-police-chief-forced-apologize-posting-blue-line-symbol.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">apologized</a> after posting an image of a “Thin Blue Line Flag” on the department’s Facebook page.
The blue line on the flag is intended to represent law enforcement, standing between what is above the line, representing citizenry and order, and from what is below the line, representing crime and anarchy.
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Police Chief Virgil Green posted the image on January 9 as the police force celebrated National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.
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“The Golden Valley Police Department, like so many other departments across Minnesota, posted a social media message recognizing this important day for the men and women who serve their communities, including our very own Golden Valley police officers,” Green wrote. “Our social media post also included an image of the thin blue line flag. While the post was intended to thank our police officers, it appears the image offended some who viewed it. For this, I sincerely apologize.”
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“For many, the thin blue line flag has always represented a way to honor the commitment we make as first responders to protect our community,” he continued. “It is disappointing that in recent years the flag&#8217;s positive intention has been tarnished with divisive undertones and actions. We do not want to promote these negative connotations.”
Green then encouraged the community to learn about the origin of the flag.
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“While I do not want to go into detail about the purpose of the thin blue line flag, I encourage those interested to click the attached link to learn about the history of the flag and the intent of its creator,&#8221; he said. 
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Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Police Department is being harshly criticized after removing a “Thin Blue Line” flag from one of its stations after receiving a single complaint from a community member.
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The flag was hung over the front desk of the Rampart police station, prompting one complaint claiming the flag represented extremist views.
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The flag’s “display in our public lobbies can be divisive,” LAPD Police Chief Michel Moore <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/lapd-removes-thin-blue-line-flag-from-station-after-receiving-complaint" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a> in response to the complaint.
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“It’s unfortunate that extremist groups have hijacked the use of the ‘Thin Blue Line Flag’ to symbolize their undemocratic, racist, and bigoted views,” he continued. “Flags serve as powerful symbols with specific meanings. The ‘Thin Blue Line Flag’ to me presents the honor, valor, dedication, and sacrifice of law enforcement to protect our communities. Tragically, that view is not universally held and others have been able to persuade the public it symbolizes racist, bigoted and oppressive values.”
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“Given our lobbies should be places that people feel safe, free of political ideology, and welcoming, it remains our long-standing policy that only official items be displayed,” he concluded.
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First Black Police Chief Of Minnesota Town Apologizes For Posting ‘Thin Blue Line’ Flag

First Black Police Chief Of Minnesota Town Apologizes For Posting 'Thin Blue Line' Flag

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The Los Angeles Police Department is being harshly criticized after removing a “Thin Blue Line” flag from one of its stations after receiving a single complaint from a community member.
The flag was hung over the front desk of the Rampart police station, prompting one complaint claiming the flag represented extremist views. The blue line on the “Thin Blue Line Flag” is intended to represent law enforcement, standing between what is above the line, representing citizenry and order, from what is below the line, representing crime and anarchy.
The flag’s “display in our public lobbies can be divisive,” LAPD Police Chief Michel Moore <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/lapd-removes-thin-blue-line-flag-from-station-after-receiving-complaint" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>.
“It’s unfortunate that extremist groups have hijacked the use of the ‘Thin Blue Line Flag’ to symbolize their undemocratic, racist, and bigoted views,” he continued. “Flags serve as powerful symbols with specific meanings. The ‘Thin Blue Line Flag’ to me presents the honor, valor, dedication, and sacrifice of law enforcement to protect our communities. Tragically, that view is not universally held and others have been able to persuade the public it symbolizes racist, bigoted and oppressive values.”
“Given our lobbies should be places that people feel safe, free of political ideology, and welcoming, it remains our long-standing policy that only official items be displayed,” he concluded.
Founder of Blue Lives Matter NYC Joseph Imperatrice <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/lapds-thin-blue-line-flag-ban-spurs-outrage-recruitment-struggles-morales-gutter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">denounced</a> the removal of the flag, saying, “When people make a complaint like that, they don’t like the cops on any given day, so we’ve got to take that into account. For [the] police chief to take it down, it kind of makes the other side think that there is actually something wrong with that flag, which it’s not. But then in the other breath to tell your police officers on the other side of this wall, you can hang it on your locker, on your vehicles. There’s nothing wrong with the flag.&#8221;
“What really bothers cops is that God forbid a police officer was killed in one of those jurisdictions today or tomorrow, I can guarantee you that not only flowers and candles would be placed there, but all different types of blue lines, whether it’s flags or stickers or cups, but it’s okay,” he continued. “It’s not alright. We need to stand up for our cops. We should’ve left it there.”
In May 2020, San Francisco police officers who were sent to patrol a protest against the city’s high price of housing wore masks emblazoned with the thin blue line flag. But then San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott <a href="https://apnews.com/article/san-francisco-us-news-police-ca-state-wire-e6757f9761d5302a2fdb5712fa915c5e?utm_medium=APWestRegion&amp;utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_campaign=SocialFlow" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent</a> an email to officers warning that although the “Thin Blue Line Flag” was “a meaningful expression to honor fallen officers,” others would find it “divisive and disrespectful.” He stated, “Thin Blue Line masks shall not be worn by our on-duty members.&#8221;
“That blue line is the only thing that’s separating the darkness and the chaos,&#8221; Imperatrice declared. “So every once in a while it is nice or would be nice, as an executive at a police department around the nation, just stood up and just explained it a little bit more because morale’s in the gutter. &#8230; It’s a hard retention rate, and we can’t recruit people, so why are people going to want to stay if their executives are not standing up for them?”

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">California</a> district superintendent recently announced that a high school football team was no longer allowed to display the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/thin-blue-line" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thin Blue Line</a> at its games, but that didn’t stop Saugus High School players.
When most of the team ran onto the field Friday night, the tradition of the Thin Blue Line Flag was absent. Two players then came onto the field carrying an American flag and a Thin Blue Line flag, even after Superintendent Mike Kuhlman announced they weren&#8217;t allowed to show the flag supporting <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">law enforcement</a>, <a href="https://signalscv.com/2022/10/thin-blue-line-flag-back-on-saugus-sideline/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Santa Clarita Valley Signal.
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According to the local news report, Kuhlman announced the decision to ban the team from displaying the flag without the Hart District School Board hearing the issue. The district reportedly received complaints about Saugus High School players carrying the flag onto the field before games because people found it divisive.
According to Kuhlman&#8217;s letter explaining the decision, the head football coach was the one who made the decision to stop the tradition of carrying the Thin Blue Line flag onto the field.
&#8220;Given that some individuals have expressed concern that they interpret the Thin Blue Line flag to be divisive, it occurred to (the coach) that it’s possible that some players on the team might not be entirely enthusiastic about a symbol that is being used to represent the entire team,&#8221; Kuhlman wrote, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/california-high-school-football-players-fly-thin-blue-line-flag-despite-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
&#8220;In deference to his commitment to inclusivity, kindness and respect (just loving people), and because the team never voted as a unit to carry this banner, Coach decided to discontinue this practice,” Kuhlman added.
Saugus defeated Golden Valley 31-13 Friday, giving them eight wins to their two losses on the season.

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Mike Rowe previewed an upcoming episode that he&#8217;s calling an &#8220;unapologetic tribute to law enforcement, &#8221; saying that &#8220;there&#8217;s a line between civilization and anarchy&#8221; that is  &#8220;thin&#8221; and &#8220;blue.&#8221;
The TV host&#8217;s post on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheRealMikeRowe">Facebook</a> talked about the premiere episode of his show on Fox Business Prime — &#8220;How America Works&#8221; — and he explained that the reason they decided to do the show in the first place was because if there were no cops, &#8220;none of the other vital industries we explore this year could exist.&#8221; He also apologized for saying on &#8220;Fox and Friends&#8221; that the episode focused on law enforcement in Wilmington, Delaware, and corrected his statement to say that they had worked with police &#8220;in Wilmington, NORTH CAROLINA!&#8221;
&#8220;In it, you&#8217;ll see an unapologetic tribute to law enforcement, as our cameras follow a few good cops over the course of a few days on the job in Wilmington, NORTH CAROLINA,&#8221; the former host of &#8220;Dirty Jobs&#8221; wrote. &#8220;You’ll also meet an &#8216;explosive specialist&#8217; named Marion — one of the 50,000 four-legged officers who have become indispensable to national law enforcement.&#8221;
&#8220;What I should have said – had I been conscious – was this: There&#8217;s never been a tougher time to be a cop than right now,&#8221; he added. &#8220;After years of lopsided media portrayals and misguided attempts to defund law enforcement, many Americans have formed a wildly inaccurate view of the 800,000 good cops out there who will never wind up in the headlines for disrespecting their uniform or abusing their badge.&#8221;
&#8220;As a result, we&#8217;re not only seeing a devastating rise in crime all over the country, we&#8217;re seeing unprecedented attacks on cops,&#8221; Rowe continued. &#8220;On 60 Minutes, FBI Director Christopher Wray just talked about a literal war on police officers. Last year, a cop was killed in this country every five days – many victims of ambush. In other words, they&#8217;re not just dying in the course of fighting crime, they&#8217;re dying because they&#8217;re being targeted, and that stunning fact has been largely ignored by much of the media.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bravo-mike-rowe-cheers-daily-wires-boreing-offers-to-advertise-for-jeremys-razors">Rowe</a> posted a link to the <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/fbi-director-christopher-wray-60-minutes-video-2022-04-24/?fbclid=IwAR2nVlLjvUOnYx_2U_LOJokB28Npx2zCYGPmUxri9Kb_v7WIMFlv3Zqribc#x">60 Minutes interview</a> and explained that &#8220;there&#8217;s a line between civilization and anarchy.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s thin, and it&#8217;s blue, and tonight, you see what it looks like in Wilmington, NORTH CAROLINA!&#8221; the host concluded.
In January, Rowe talked about the reboot of his popular show &#8220;Dirty Jobs&#8221; and said following the pandemic there&#8217;s been a huge shortage in skilled trade, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mike-rowe-on-why-bringing-back-dirty-jobs-was-vital-many-of-these-jobs-you-can-make-six-figures">reported</a> by the Daily Wire.
&#8220;It&#8217;s not the jobs that were surprising this time around,&#8221; the Emmy Award-winning host shared at the time. &#8220;It&#8217;s something they all have in common, which is difficulty in recruiting. We just had four and a half million people quit their jobs in this country. We&#8217;ve got 11 million open positions right now.&#8221;
&#8220;The theme that keeps coming back, again and again, is how difficult it is to find people who want to learn a skill that&#8217;s in demand,&#8221; the host added. &#8220;Someone who shows up early, stays late and isn&#8217;t afraid to get their hands dirty. It&#8217;s a real challenge. And that comes through this season in a big way.&#8221;
The second season of &#8220;How America Works on Fox Business Prime&#8221; airs Monday night at 8PM.

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On Monday, a substitute teacher in Grass Valley, California, upbraided a 13-year-old student for wearing a mask with the image of the “Thin Blue Line” flag, telling the boy, “That’s not the American flag; that’s the new confederacy flag.”
The blue line on the &#8220;Thin Blue Line&#8221; flag is intended to represent law enforcement, standing between what is above the line, representing citizenry and order, from what is below the line, representing crime and anarchy.
The incident at Lyman Gilmore Middle School was filmed on cellphones by multiple students, <a href="https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2022/02/02/thin-blue-line-mask-yelling-grass-valley/">Sacramento CBS</a> reported. Fox40 <a href="https://fox40.com/news/local-news/grass-valley-parent-outraged-over-sons-treatment-at-school-wearing-mask-supporting-law-enforcement/">reports</a> that the student, Lucas Lillar, “said he wears [the mask] to support his father, who is a police officer.”
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When Lillar was asked how it felt to be the child of law enforcement workers, he replied, “It just makes me feel worried.”
In August 2020, the Department of California Highway Patrol <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/ca-highway-patrol-issued-document-telling-officers-no-displaying-thin-blue-line-items/">issued a roll call briefing document</a> stating that officers were barred from displaying Thin Blue Line items. The <a href="https://presscalifornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chp.roll_.call_.jpg">memo stated</a>, “All ‘Thin Blue Line’ paraphernalia, including anything resembling it, shall be removed immediately. This includes any paraphernalia hung anywhere in the office, stickers/patches on State or personal; property that may be seen by the public during the course of duties, and email signature blocks.&#8221;
“A California police officer who reviewed the document said it amounted to an official order because of the use of the word ‘shall,’” <a href="https://presscalifornia.com/2020/08/25/california-police-speech/">Press California</a> reported. The officer stated, “It’s all political so I understand why they sent it out.”
Fran Clader, CHP’s Director of Communications in Sacramento, stated, “The item … was included as part of a shift briefing for one area command within Border Division and has since been rescinded since it was a misinterpretation of department policy … [It] was intended as a generic reminder to personnel to refrain from promoting any social cause on state property or equipment visible to the public. The advisement does not pertain to personally owned items.”
A CHP representative in the field told Press California that the memo was issued by the commissioner’s office in CHP headquarters, adding, “CHP wants to stay neutral and not appear to endorse any particular group.”
Prior to that, in May 2020, San Francisco police officers who were sent to patrol a protest against the city’s high price of housing wore masks emblazoned with the “Thin Blue Line” flag. But then San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott sent an email to officers warning that although the “Thin Blue Line” flag was “a meaningful expression to honor fallen officers,” others would find it “divisive and disrespectful.” He stated, “Thin Blue Line masks shall not be worn by our on-duty members.&#8221;
Scott said the police should wear neutral face coverings from then on, asserting, “As an affirmation of the principle of safety with respect for all, we will replace the personal protective equipment to which some community members have objected.”
<a href="https://apnews.com/e6757f9761d5302a2fdb5712fa915c5e?utm_medium=APWestRegion&amp;utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_campaign=SocialFlow">The Associated Press</a> noted, “The police union president, Tony Montoya, said the union had shown the masks to Scott’s command staff, and several of them had asked for more than one. The blue line ‘represents law enforcement’s separation of order and chaos,’ he said.”
The <a href="https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/sf-police-officers-respond-to-protest-wearing-controversial-face-masks/">San Francisco Examiner</a> reported that prior to Scott’s statement, “When shown a video of a row of officers wearing the face masks, Supervisor Shamann Walton reserved judgment but said, ‘That looks more like something you see below the Mason Dixon Line.’”

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A student government representative at the Rochester Institute of Technology is facing calls for his impeachment because he refused to join other student government members in claiming the Thin Blue Line is “overt racism.”
The Thin Blue Line refers to law enforcement, who have been denigrated across the United States for the past few years due to incidents involving the police-involved deaths of black people. Some of those killed were unarmed, others were attacking police or resisting arrest,  yet protests and riots broke out across the U.S. where violent mobs attacked innocent police officers in the name of racial justice.
RIT student senator Jacob Custer, <a href="https://www.thecollegefix.com/impeachment-sought-against-student-senator-who-is-defending-thin-blue-line-masks/">according to The College Fix</a>, refused a blanket condemnation of police officers and is now being targeted for impeachment. The Fix reported that 21 other student senators signed a petition to impeach Custer.
“These actions include, but are not limited to, negative attitudes towards members, blatant disregard of the effects of controversial topics such as Blue Lives Matter and how it affects the Black and Brown community, and blatant disregard for anyone’s views,” the petition says.
As the Fix reported, the other student senators decided to impeach Custer in part due to his contributions to the RIT student government’s group message app.
“The effort to impeach Custer stems in part from conversations through the student government’s group message app where representatives discussed filing a bias report over a campus safety officer who wore a Thin Blue Line face mask, according to screenshots of the conversation presented by the petition’s authors as evidence against Custer,” the outlet reported.
Custer disagreed with his fellow representatives, defending the officer’s Free Speech right to wear the mask.
“Wearing such masks if they want to is not counterintuitive. It is perfectly okay for students and adults to express it since it is free speech. It is not disrespectful either. We are student government, representing all students. It is not our role to determine what idea is good or bad simply because a few members or more disagree with it and punish members of our community over something small. That is just outright censorship,” Custer wrote.
Others in the group chat started criticizing Custer for his statements.
“[I]t’s honestly humorous that a White man is going to sit here and try to tell someone of color, more specifically Black, when something is or isn’t racist,” one senator said.
“Breaking news: Jacob Custer is angry and taking a stand against people of color because he isn’t allowed to disagree with the idea that Black people don’t deserve to be murdered,” said another.
Custer told the Fix that the group discussion was not civil.
“They were taking a club to try and beat down the conversation and actually tried to shut down politicians in general or force their view,” he told the outlet
The other student representatives cited other disagreements they had with Custer as additional evidence for his impeachment. A counter petition has been launched to protect Custer.

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After a Florida high school football team flew a Thin Blue Line flag onto the field last week to continue honoring a student’s police officer father who had died off-duty, school administrators <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8764087/Florida-high-school-football-team-banned-flying-Blue-Line-flag.html">banned the flag from flying</a>, following charges from some critics that the flag was “racist.”
Fletcher High School in Neptune Beach had flown the flag to honor the officer during 11 games of the 2019 season before flying it again last week when Fletcher played a game against Fleming Island. The flag was flown to honor Cpl. Andy Lavender, a former Jacksonville Beach police officer. He died in August 2019.
Jacksonville Fraternal Order of Police President Steve Zona commented, “This is a prime example where it was as innocent as can be, there is no politics involved, no us versus them, simply to honor a great man and allow his kids in the football team to honor him, and they have taken those, hijacked it and called it racism. And now the son and these kids are suffering because of it.” He added that Andy Lavender had coached some of the players in Pop Warner programs.
Some critics online branded the flying of the flag as “racist,” including this comment: “Fletcher really out here being openly racist,” as <a href="https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/09/22/neptune-beach-school-bans-police-flag-after-controversy/">News4Jax</a> reported. Another critic wrote, “Thin blue flag shown at Fletcher High School game; a lot of students aren&#8217;t happy.”
Local Black Lives Matter movement leader Tanisha Crisp said of the Thin Blue Line flag, “It has been used (as) racial discrimination against the black community, to put fear into the black community … Myself, the Black Lives Matter 5K team &#8212; we&#8217;ve had threats, personally, on different news articles where people said that they would bring the Blue Lives Matter flag. And they would hold rallies, and they would yell at us, and they would say racial slurs,” as <a href="https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/fletcher-high-school-bans-flag-meant-to-memorialize-police-officer-after-controversy/77-d1a09268-d25b-4532-b5fb-ad30b0d51591">First Coast News</a> reported.
Lavender’s widow Lorie stated, “It is all about my son&#8217;s love for his dad and his memory,” adding, “He was one of a kind. He is very much missed and loved.” Her son Caelan is an offensive lineman on the football team.
Fletcher High School Principal Dean Ledford issued a statement saying:
<blockquote>It will always be my goal to ensure all students at Fletcher High School have the best possible educational experience to gain every opportunity for success beyond our school. A cohesive school culture in which students learn to shape and express their personal views is essential toward the accomplishment of that goal.
Since last year, a young man on our football team has been allowed to memorialize his father by carrying a flag onto the field with the team during the opening ceremonies of each game. The flag, which is known as the Thin Blue Line flag, has different meaning for different people, and rather than representing the young man&#8217;s personal feelings, it was being interpreted as a political statement of the team and of the school.
In consultation with the coaches, I determined that the act of using this flag in this personal way, while in the context of the football game opening ceremony, could easily be construed as representing a political position of our school and not just the personal feelings of the student and his teammates. Therefore, I have determined that it is no longer appropriate to continue. I am in conversation with the student and his teammates about ways they can appropriately express their personal views.
As the principal of Fletcher, I greatly appreciate our School Police, Jacksonville Beach Police, Atlantic Beach Police, Neptune Beach Police and the Jacksonville Sheriff&#8217;s Office for their work in protecting our school and our community. As a public school, we must take great care in maintaining an objective position on various political issues.
Our action in guiding the student and his teammates to an appropriate way of expressing their personal views should only be interpreted as an action to maintain the school&#8217;s role as a venue for constructive dialogue, and not a proponent of any particular point of view.</blockquote>

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On August 14, the Department of California Highway Patrol issued a roll call briefing document stating that officers were barred from displaying Thin Blue Line items. The <a href="https://presscalifornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chp.roll_.call_.jpg">memo stated</a>, “All ‘Thin Blue Line’ paraphernalia, including anything resembling it, shall be removed immediately. This includes any paraphernalia hung anywhere in the office, stickers/patches on State or personal; property that may be seen by the public during the course of duties, and email signature blocks.&#8221;
“A California police officer who reviewed the document said it amounted to an official order because of the use of the word ‘shall,’ <a href="https://presscalifornia.com/2020/08/25/california-police-speech/">Press California</a> reported. The officer stated, “It’s all political so I understand why they sent it out.”
Fran Clader, CHP’s Director of Communications in Sacramento, stated, “The item … was included as part of a shift briefing for one area command within Border Division and has since been rescinded since it was a misinterpretation of department policy … [It] was intended as a generic reminder to personnel to refrain from promoting any social cause on state property or equipment visible to the public. The advisement does not pertain to personally owned items. “
 A CHP representative in the field told Press California that the memo was issued by the commissioner’s office in CHP headquarters, adding, “CHP wants to stay neutral and not appear to endorse any particular group.”
In mid-July, the San Francisco Police Commission, which is comprised of civilians, passed a resolution “requiring the department to put up a large Black Lives Matter sign inside every district station in the next 30 days,” NBC Bay Area <a href="https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco/sf-police-commission-passes-controversial-plan-to-support-black-lives-matter/2327060/">reported</a>.
Mission Local <a href="https://missionlocal.org/2020/07/san-francisco-police-stations-to-hang-black-lives-matter-posters-an-idea-the-police-union-rejected/">reported</a>:
<blockquote>San Francisco police stations will soon display large “Black Lives Matter” posters, a move intended to show the police department’s “support for Black lives” and willingness to form policies to curb the SFPD’s ongoing disproportionate policing of the city’s Black community.
The Police Commission voted 5-0 Wednesday to pass the resolution that also commits the department to “make bias-free policing a reality” and improve its use-of-force policies. The department continues to disproportionately use force against, <a style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;" href="https://missionlocal.org/2020/07/sf-police-commission-racial-bias-statistics-remain-disturbing/">stop, and search people of color</a> — especially Black people — according to department data.</blockquote>
The <a href="https://sfgov.org/policecommission/sites/default/files/Documents/PoliceCommission/PoliceCommission071520-ResolutionExpressingSupportforBlackLives.pdf">resolution stated</a>, in part:
<blockquote>RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Police Department shall, in each of its district stations and within 30 days of the passage of this resolution, display a poster or sign of at least 32 x 24 inches that prominently and exclusively features the expression “Black Lives Matter;” and  FURTHER RESOLVED, That the poster or sign shall be prominently displayed, placed in a location that is visible by the general public visiting the station and at all time the sign must be unobstructed from a distance of at least five feet; and  FURTHER RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Police Department has an immediate obligation to maintain and replace any sign that is altered, including disfigurement, impairment, or fading from its original condition …</blockquote>

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