The Thin Blue Line

This hottie, Lukas, that owns (or maybe manages) Chix has an interesting bumper sticker on the back of his sexy Jeep. I've seen it on other vehicles, but never understood what it was. I have no idea what nationality he is, but assumed it may be from his ancestral homeland. Having never spoken to Lukas in person, I have no idea what that is. I assumed a Latin descent, but his name is decidedly German. Both of those are very good things, but didn't help me locate the flag.

Timmy and I colluded, at one point, that it was a more masculine version of the Leather Pride flag (the one with the heart) and that the girl he was always riding around with was merely his sister. The picture above is stolen from their website where he was taking food to a shelter during the holidays. The gays; they volunteer and we're always hoping... A neighborhood friend assured us he was straight after unsuccessfully trying to "pick him up" along with his takeout order. Apparently, Lukas wasn't on the menu.

It was a relief and a disappointment when we finally stumbled upon the Unidentified Flags section on the Allstates Flag & Banner Company website. We found it stood for "The Thin Blue Line," which was readily Googleable. Apparently, according to the truth that is Wikipedia, the emblem can be used to identify off-duty law enforcement and their families. Others say it represents fallen law enforcement personnel with the blue line representing the living and the black representing those killed in the line of duty. This follows from the tradition of putting black tape across their badges after one of their own is lost. Regardless of the origin or current meaning, there is a controversy around the utilization of the flag on personal automobiles. It is assumed a degree of favoritism is given to those sporting the emblem when it comes to dishing out the law.

I can't believe nobody has firsthand knowledge of this flag. Have any of you heard of it? Whether it confuses the gaybies or gets me out of a traffic ticket, perhaps I should get one on my vehicle!