How could a simple blue line cause so much controversy? The current political climate of the United States makes every little thing seem so important. So many of us waste so much time arguing over a blue line, or the way people use cell phones, or a yard sign. Why? Will it even matter in twenty years? The election, did it deeply, truly affect your life? Maybe it did. Maybe I’m just being ignorant. But a blue line?
Sure, you may think “It’s not the line, it’s what it stands for.” The line, according to its advocates, is in honor of police officers, especially those who have been killed in the line of duty. Those against the line see it as an attack on Black Lives Matter. Gabriel Jasmin, an African-American resident of Warwick, says that he
Sure, you may think “It’s not the line, it’s what it stands for.” The line, according to its advocates, is in honor of police officers, especially those who have been killed in the line of duty. Those against the line see it as an attack on Black Lives Matter. Gabriel Jasmin, an African-American resident of Warwick, says that he