“We stand by our initial statement that this has no political message for one reason, and one reason only, because honoring the sacrifices made by the men and women of law enforcement is not political. Period.”
HINGHAM, MA – Law Enforcement Today recently reported that a controversial order was given to remove Thin Blue Line flags from local firetrucks in Hingham, after someone complained about the presence of the flags on firetrucks, the president of the Hingham firefighters’ union refused the Fire Chief’s order to take them down.
Apparently, the Thin Blue Line flag is being dubbed as a “political” statement, and thus can be ordered to be removed from the firetrucks.
Lieutenant Chris Melanson, who serves as the president of Hingham Firefighters Local 2398, urged Fire Chief Steve Murphy and Police Chief Glenn Olsson to “reconsider their decision” to dub the Thin Blue Line flag as some sort of political message.