San Francisco police chief bans ‘thin blue line’ face masks

by: Associated Press

Posted: May 3, 2020 / 08:28 PM EDT

Updated: May 3, 2020 / 09:46 PM EDT

"SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s police chief said the city’s rank and file will wear neutral face coverings to defuse a controversy that was sparked when officers sent to patrol a May Day protest wore masks adorned with the “thin blue line” flag.

The police union ordered and distributed the masks emblazoned with black-and-white American flag with a blue stripe across the middle. The symbol is associated with the Blue Lives Matter movement, a display of unity among police officers in response to the national Black Lives Matter movement."

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