Question about the blue lives matter law enforcement flag

[Ohioboy]

If you don't what it looks like please google it. It is basically the American flag with the colors changed. The first time I saw one I thought I was going color blind.

My question: how is it not defacing the actual American Flag when you take the American flag and totally change its colors?

Just asking...

[sinkingfeeling]

1. I certainly think it's both defacing and degrading the flag.

[zipplewrath]

2. Blue line separating black and white

It is a bit strange that they choose to change everything to black and white, and set a blue line on it. It can be read as the blue line separating black and white. I know that was not what their intent was (I presume) but it is an odd correlation considering the history of the formation of police forces and their relationship to finding runaway slaves.

[hlthe2b]

3. I've seen police fly those flags at their homes. I think it is totally disrespectful.

[Ohioboy]

4. It's certainly ok to make a flag for law enforcement if they want to, but

why change the American flag to something it is not?

[hlthe2b]

6. That is my point. That they don't fly a created flag side by side with the American is disgraceful

and frankly defeats the purpose for anyone who isn't brainwashed otherwise.

[Ohioboy]

11. Oh, I know what you meant. I was being rhetorical.

[Aristus]

5. It's a tacit admission of support for extrajudicial murder.

Disguised as support for law enforcement.

[ARPad95]

7. That flag sucks because it represents white supremacy in local law enforcement.

My tax dollars pay for the services of my local police department; therefore, I am already supporting police and, in return, they're supposed to protect and serve me no matter what my political affiliation. There's no reason for local groups (e.g., the PBA) to then politicize the police and ask for community support. This flag is the symbol of the right-wingers' hate of the Black Lives Matter movement. When I see the Blue Lives Matter flag signs or actual flags in neighbors' yards, it's almost a guarantee there are Trump flags and signs surrounding it. It represents a hate group plain and simple.

Absolutely ANTI-AMERICAN!

[Mariana]

8. It is a defacing and desecration of the actual American flag. nt.

[Cracklin Charlie]

9. Putin loves it when we deface our own flag.

They should design a new flag, if they need one so bad.

[not_the_one]

10. I think this one more accurately reflects what is really going on...

Bullies, racists and white supremacists hiding behind the "blue wall", where no one has the guts to criticize the bad apples in the police departments...