Have you seen this symbol? More and more of these decals are appearing on the bumpers of cars all over the country. You have to be a “member” of a law enforcement agency to buy one (by providing a verifiable badge number to epolicesupply.com). So it’s a symbol for the nationwide law enforcement gang “the thin blue line.” A symbol of pride? It’s more like “I’m a fellow cop, so don’t pull me over if you see me speeding in my civilian car.”
Mike Davis made this point: If I want to put one of these stickers on my car what’s to stop me from printing one out of Photoshop? And once I have what laws going to say I can’t have this sticker on my car? Would I be arrested for impersonating a law enforcement official because I have this symbol that can only be sold to cops? I’m sure plenty of people who don’t dive have diver down front license plates and stickers on their cars. So if I think this is a pretty black and blue design no law I’m aware of can stop me from putting one on my car, forehead or front door.
I really like this bumper sticker on the epolicesupply website: “Sometimes there’s justice, Sometimes there’s just us.”
Sorry Officer(s). There’s only justice – no gangs allowed. It’s your job to enforce laws and that’s the extent of it. It’s an individual job. Okay, so sometimes you might need back-up or manpower to perform your job. Just remember that gang symbols and slogans don’t put you above the rules of engagement set forth by the justice system and legislators. Of all people cops ought to recognize that the “thin blue line” is a term used by the civilian public to pronounce distrust of officers involved in scandals and cover ups.
Identifying law enforcement symbols should be banned on all civilian possessions and clothing to protect the integrity and trust of the profession. I particulary like it most when a girlfriend or wife of a cop has one of these decals. It says “my husbands/boyfriends a cop”. Um, so what? I guess they’re entitled to some special treatment also.
I saw one the other day with a red line through it. Must be a fireman. I’ll put both on my car to cover all the bases.
I am in the military, do you think I can get one? No, fuck that. Fuck people who want to join a specific organization to bolster thier own ego or mental and social weakness. These are the same pussies that got picked on so they go get huge in the weight room or become cops or soldiers for that matter. I do my job because I love the American way of life, not because I have a need to feel macho by wearing a uniform and carry a gun. Fuck you cops, yeah a upstanding military man said it. Especially the guy that pulled me over for going 5mph above the speed limit because you saw the base sticker on my windshield, then you act like a punk throwing your “authority” around and lecturing me on why we need to follow all the rules of the road. PUSSIES.