Bradford school suspends teen for flying pro-police flag on truck
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The left hates personal sovereignty..........Group identity is their mantra.
It sounds like the GoP in the house and the senate. Kick out members who voted for infrastructure. Zero dissent is tolerated.
Isn't everything?
The whole "The Leftist attack on Tolerance" is clickbait.
I remember when it was "Politically Correct".
This is all just a reboot of that moral panic.
It would be nice if it stopped working but people love to believe bullshit.
This thread sounds like the kids who got picked on in highschool are standing up for one of their own.
But it is real and a problem. Just because you call it bullshit doesn't make it bullshit.
Well, the kid who flew the Thin Blue Line Flag pissed off his H.S. principal. How does "law" come into that?
When I wore pants to high school that were against the dress coat, I wasn't breaking the "law" either. Pants still got banned.
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Ok. So I actually looked at some links about this stuff. First off, the Bradford HS website - specifically the school code of conduct.
Standards of Behaviour
3.1 Respect, Civility and Responsible Citizenship
All members of the school community must:
3.1.1 respect and comply with all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws;
3.1.3 respect differences in people, their ideas and opinions;
3.1.5 respect and treat others fairly, regardless of their race, ancestry, place of
origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, gender, gender identity,
sexual orientation, age or disability;
3.1.6 respect the rights of others;
Now here is a list of sites setting out controversies surrounding the "Thin Blue Line" symbol. This was a super-fast, top tier Google search, just on Canadian news items. (I think I scooped 1 US article). There is still a LOT of stuff about the controversy.
edmontonjournal.com
globalnews.ca
www.politico.com
www.insider.com
www.thestar.com
calgaryherald.com
ricochet.media
winnipeg.citynews.ca
Given the degree of controversy about the flag across Canada, the principal clearly made the correct call to ban the flag as being in breach of the school code of conduct. It's simply too disruptive and controversial
The thin blue line has undertones that go beyond simply supporting the police. There are news items about its use from every city in Canada. It could well be that the kid had the best and purest of intentions, but it's not his call. And as long as the flag provokes blowback from others, it's a defensible decision to ban it on school property.
Standards of Behaviour
3.1 Respect, Civility and Responsible Citizenship
All members of the school community must:
3.1.1 respect and comply with all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws;
3.1.3 respect differences in people, their ideas and opinions;
3.1.5 respect and treat others fairly, regardless of their race, ancestry, place of
origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, gender, gender identity,
sexual orientation, age or disability;
3.1.6 respect the rights of others;
Now here is a list of sites setting out controversies surrounding the "Thin Blue Line" symbol. This was a super-fast, top tier Google search, just on Canadian news items. (I think I scooped 1 US article). There is still a LOT of stuff about the controversy.
Edmonton Police Association says controversial thin blue line flag a show of solidarity
The president of the Edmonton Police Association says the controversial thin blue line Canadian flag flown at its headquarters is a symbol of solidarity.
edmontonjournal.com
RCMP directive eliminates wearing of ‘thin blue line’ patch while on duty | Globalnews.ca
The thin blue line represents the line police walk daily between life and death and is seen as a show of solidarity. The RCMP urges officers to wear the commemorative blue ribbon.
globalnews.ca
The Short, Fraught History of the ‘Thin Blue Line’ American Flag
The controversial version of the U.S. flag has been hailed as a sign of police solidarity and criticized as a symbol of white supremacy.
www.politico.com
The 'Thin Blue Line': How a simple phrase became a controversial symbol of the police
Here's how the black, white, and blue American flag — inspired by the phrase "thin blue line" — came to be wrought with so much controversy.
www.insider.com
Toronto police remind officers to stick to uniform after ‘thin blue line’ patches spotted at homeless clearance
A pair of Toronto police officers were spotted wearing controversial “thin blue line” patches in photographs taken by the Star.
CPS urged to disassociate from 'thin blue line' flag patches
The Calgary Police Service should move on from allowing its officers to wear “thin blue line” patches and come up with a new way to express the original meaning beh…
calgaryherald.com
Montreal cops wearing ‘thin blue line’ flags on uniforms
The patches have been banned by police departments across Canada. But authorities here won’t respond to our questions.
ricochet.media
Thin blue line flag at Edmonton Police Association ruffling feathers
Flying high above the Edmonton Police Association building is a flag other police agencies have been distancing themselves from.
winnipeg.citynews.ca
Given the degree of controversy about the flag across Canada, the principal clearly made the correct call to ban the flag as being in breach of the school code of conduct. It's simply too disruptive and controversial
The thin blue line has undertones that go beyond simply supporting the police. There are news items about its use from every city in Canada. It could well be that the kid had the best and purest of intentions, but it's not his call. And as long as the flag provokes blowback from others, it's a defensible decision to ban it on school property.
Actually if you read the post I just made, it sounds like the principal made the correct call.
Thin blue line
The "thin blue line" is a term that typically refers to the concept of the police as the line which keeps society from descending into violent chaos.[1] The "blue" in "thin blue line" refers to the blue color of the uniforms of many police departments.
The blue line symbol
The phrase originated as an allusion to the British infantry regiment The Thin Red Lineduring the Crimean War in 1854, wherein the regiment of Scottish Highlanders—wearing red uniforms—famously held off a Russian cavalrycharge. Its use referring specifically to the police was popularized by Los Angeles PoliceChief Bill Parker during the 1950s; author and police officer Joseph Wambaugh in the 1970s, by which time "thin blue line" was used across the United States;[2] and Errol Morris's documentary The Thin Blue Line (1988).[3]
The "thin blue line" has been appropriated by the "Blue Lives Matter" movement, which began December 2014, after the homicides of NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu in Brooklyn, New York, in the wake of the homicides of Eric Garner and Michael Brown Jrearlier that year and in the context of the greater Black Lives Matter movement.[4][5][6] The "thin blue line" has also been associated with white nationalists in the US, particularly after the Unite the Right rally in 2017.[7][8]
Thin Blue Line- Wikipedia
The "thin blue line" is a term that typically refers to the concept of the police as the line which keeps society from descending into violent chaos.[1] The "blue" in "thin blue line" refers to the blue color of the uniforms of many police departments.
The blue line symbol
The phrase originated as an allusion to the British infantry regiment The Thin Red Lineduring the Crimean War in 1854, wherein the regiment of Scottish Highlanders—wearing red uniforms—famously held off a Russian cavalrycharge. Its use referring specifically to the police was popularized by Los Angeles PoliceChief Bill Parker during the 1950s; author and police officer Joseph Wambaugh in the 1970s, by which time "thin blue line" was used across the United States;[2] and Errol Morris's documentary The Thin Blue Line (1988).[3]
The "thin blue line" has been appropriated by the "Blue Lives Matter" movement, which began December 2014, after the homicides of NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu in Brooklyn, New York, in the wake of the homicides of Eric Garner and Michael Brown Jrearlier that year and in the context of the greater Black Lives Matter movement.[4][5][6] The "thin blue line" has also been associated with white nationalists in the US, particularly after the Unite the Right rally in 2017.[7][8]
Thin Blue Line- Wikipedia
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Except I wasn't replying to you but to someone else and his objections to claims made by the Economist magazine which did not address this specific case. [Not that one case proves or disproves anything of course]
Me thinks you are so vain because you think my post is about you.
I always took the thin blue line as how pork tends to look out for pork.
Also just because racists have taken the concept doesn't make it racist. I mean Hitler was right, donuts are delicious but fuck it, I'll still eat them even though I think he is a rather unpleasant fellow.
Well, I WAS Warren Beatty in another life!Except I wasn't replying to you but to someone else and his objections to claims made by the Economist magazine which did not address this specific case. [Not that one case proves or disproves anything of course]
Me thinks you are so vain because you think my post is about you.
And yes, Faye Dunaway DID give better on set blowjobs than Julie Christie, but you probably guessed that anyway.
The pork looking after pork and the racism surrounding it are inseparable.
According to the schools own guidelines then the principal is in violation of 3.1.3. and 3.1.6. in my opinion for suspending this particular student for the particular reason given.Ok. So I actually looked at some links about this stuff. First off, the Bradford HS website - specifically the school code of conduct.
Standards of Behaviour
3.1 Respect, Civility and Responsible Citizenship
All members of the school community must:
3.1.1 respect and comply with all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws;
3.1.3 respect differences in people, their ideas and opinions;
3.1.5 respect and treat others fairly, regardless of their race, ancestry, place of
origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, gender, gender identity,
sexual orientation, age or disability;
3.1.6 respect the rights of others;
Now here is a list of sites setting out controversies surrounding the "Thin Blue Line" symbol. This was a super-fast, top tier Google search, just on Canadian news items. (I think I scooped 1 US article). There is still a LOT of stuff about the controversy.
Edmonton Police Association says controversial thin blue line flag a show of solidarity
The president of the Edmonton Police Association says the controversial thin blue line Canadian flag flown at its headquarters is a symbol of solidarity.
RCMP directive eliminates wearing of ‘thin blue line’ patch while on duty | Globalnews.ca
The thin blue line represents the line police walk daily between life and death and is seen as a show of solidarity. The RCMP urges officers to wear the commemorative blue ribbon.
The Short, Fraught History of the ‘Thin Blue Line’ American Flag
The controversial version of the U.S. flag has been hailed as a sign of police solidarity and criticized as a symbol of white supremacy.
The 'Thin Blue Line': How a simple phrase became a controversial symbol of the police
Here's how the black, white, and blue American flag — inspired by the phrase "thin blue line" — came to be wrought with so much controversy.
Toronto police remind officers to stick to uniform after ‘thin blue line’ patches spotted at homeless clearance
A pair of Toronto police officers were spotted wearing controversial “thin blue line” patches in photographs taken by the Star.
CPS urged to disassociate from 'thin blue line' flag patches
The Calgary Police Service should move on from allowing its officers to wear “thin blue line” patches and come up with a new way to express the original meaning beh…
Montreal cops wearing ‘thin blue line’ flags on uniforms
The patches have been banned by police departments across Canada. But authorities here won’t respond to our questions.
Thin blue line flag at Edmonton Police Association ruffling feathers
Flying high above the Edmonton Police Association building is a flag other police agencies have been distancing themselves from.
Given the degree of controversy about the flag across Canada, the principal clearly made the correct call to ban the flag as being in breach of the school code of conduct. It's simply too disruptive and controversial
The thin blue line has undertones that go beyond simply supporting the police. There are news items about its use from every city in Canada. It could well be that the kid had the best and purest of intentions, but it's not his call. And as long as the flag provokes blowback from others, it's a defensible decision to ban it on school property.
The principal should be made to apologize to the student for those violations.
Personally I would like to see the principal fired.
