The Wethersfield Town Council in Connecticut is taking heat from people all over social media after they voted to NOT fly the Thin Blue Line flag ahead of a fallen trooper's funeral. The town council is being shamed left and right as disrespectful to the men and women who fight for law and order. And while the Thin Blue Line flag was not present, people there did spot a pride flag, which fueled even more anger at the Democrats in that town council who made these decisions. WTNH reported on the outrage sparked from the situation:
Connecticut State Police Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier was killed last week in a hit-and-run on Interstate 84. Council member Rich Bailey (R) asked the town to fly the Thin Blue Line flag, but the council didn’t approve the request.
“In my home, [the flag] means police, and they protect us, and they are our first line of defense,” Bailey said. “They always are, and they’re always here, and they’re always for us.”
Others said that a specific flag has a negative meaning.
“It represents racism and antagonism to many, many people, and if you don’t personally believe that, and you fly at your own house and you think it means something to you, that is much more positive,” said Emily Zambrello (D), a member of the council. “It’s just not how many people feel about it, it’s not appropriate to raise it over our town hall, especially when our flag policy prohibits us from doing anything associated with hate.”
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Mayor Ken Lesser said council members proposed to fly the first responders flag, instead, but that “that was not acceptable to the author of the motion.” Bailey, however, said that “All we are doing is trying to respect a fallen police officer.”
