Vandals Target Police Families by Stealing Blue Line Flags and Spray Painting Homes
By C. Douglas Golden
Published June 18, 2020 at 8:10am
The right to protest and to ask for redress of grievances is guaranteed by our Constitution. We’ve seen plenty of protesting the past few weeks, particularly aimed at police conduct. It ought to be respected and listened to — as well as pushed back upon by those with dissenting views.
There’s a problem when rhetoric turns toxic, however, and we’re seeing examples of it play out all over the country. In Gallatin County, Montana, law enforcement is looking into several disturbing cases of vandalism against the homes of police families, including the theft of “thin blue line†flags and vulgar, threatening messages being spray painted on homes.
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