is fraying badly while a new tradition we might call “The Thin Red Line” is growing stronger. Behind the blue line, cops never ratted out other cops, no matter how badly they behaved.

"The intent of the blue line with the black background ... "Because it no longer stands for what it used to.” On Facebook, the police department said, “the divisive use of the thin blue ...

when he warned that the use of chemical weapons was a “red line . . . that would change my equation.” Yes, yes, we know: There are no good options today in Syria. Few have clean hands.

Top brass at the FDNY ordered an East Village ladder company to remove a "Thin Red Line" flag after receiving ... a response from the FDNY and took no additional action on the matter.

We are proud to stand together on that “Thin Blue Line” and ensure our citizens that we are prepared to confront evil head-on and allow no harm to come to them or their families. We welcome ...