The "Thin Blue Line" stands for law enforcement's separation of order from chaos, or, as Oxford Dictionaries describes, it's a reference to police, "in the context of maintaining order during unrest." ...

SAN DIEGO — It’s a symbol that has existed for years: a black and white U.S. flag with a single blue stripe. The thin blue line. Law enforcement officers and supporters who display the thin ...

The "Thin Blue Line" flag, though simple in design, is anything but when it comes to meaning. The imagery has been upheld by cops and conservative activists to demonstrate support for law enforcement.

The Thin Blue Line is a family in a way that many can’t understand, and because they can’t understand – or are jealous or envious – they choose to attack and belittle it.

The Los Angeles Police Department banned the Thin Blue Line flag from public areas within police departments this week over a complaint that the flag represented "violent, extremist views." LAPD ...

The Wethersfield, Conn. town council refused to fly the “thin blue line” flag at their town hall to honor slain hero State Trooper Aaron Pelletier, who was killed in the line of duty while ...

This is why the thin blue line flag fit so comfortably alongside the other symbols borne by the coalition of the far right that gathered in Charlottesville, Va., for the deadly Unite the Right ...

University of Wisconsin-Madison's police chief has banned officers from using "Thin Blue Line" imagery while on duty. Chief Kristen Roman informed officers of the ban in a Jan. 15 email that was ...

The “thin blue line” has been around for decades, having started as a reference to the “thin red line” held by the British in the 1854 Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War in Russia.

The "Thin Red Line" flag is in support of firefighters. The company Thin Blue Line USA started making flags, T-shirts and other clothes in 2014, donating a portion of its sales to law enforcement.

The origin of the thin blue line dates back to an 1854 battle during the Crimean War, in which a British infantry regiment, in red uniforms, stood its ground against a Russian cavalry charge.

The phrase 'Thin Blue Line' dates back to the 1800s in London - but referencing a different color. Dating back to the 1850s, the "Thin Blue Line" was originally red.