Posted on 04/13/2019 7:23:13 PM PDT by Olog-hai
A decision to affix an American flag graphic to the side of freshly painted Laguna Beach police cars is dividing residents who are alternately praising the image as patriotic or panning it as too aggressive.
After hearing the criticism and acknowledging that the image they approved didn’t quite match the final results, officials agreed to reconsider their February decision to paint the Laguna Beach Police Department’s fleet of 11 squad cars. The City Council will take up the issue again at its Tuesday meeting.
“People are screaming that the American flag on a police car is somehow or another … hurting people’s feelings who might be immigrants or visitors,” said Councilman Peter Blake. “People are actually ridiculous enough to bring up comments about our cop cars having American flags on them.”
Artist Carrie Woodburn went to the podium at the March 19 council meeting and said it was “shocking to see the boldness of the design” when the newly painted Ford Explorers rolled out.
“We have such an amazing community of artists here, and I thought the aesthetic didn’t really represent our community,” Woodburn said. “It feels very aggressive.” …
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American flag as “aggressive”??? Yeah...aggressive for FREEDOM, bothers tyrants.
What planet are these creatures from?
Ok, back to rebel flags then.
What is the big deal?
Laguna Beach is in the US, so putting US flags on police cars should be OK.
Dipsh*ts. If you find the U.S. flag offensive, you have no business immigrating here.
Douchebaggery abounds on the Left Coast...who knew???
Honest, I don’t give a #### WHAT’S on a police car when it’s pulling me over or when I’m driving next to it.
I’m either worried about the ticket i’m gonna get for being pulled over or the one I might get for whatever I’m doing wrong when they’re driving next to me.
Flag or not doesn’t matter to me.
It certainly wouldn’t upset me.
Although associating the cops i’ve known in my life with liberty and justice for all is quite amusing :)
Here’s a different sticker, “America, Love it Or Leave It!”
Dunno about now, but used to be a big homo gathering spot, I suppose the “artist” thing?
CA is a Mexican colony.
Where else is the display of the US flag controversial?
Mexico.
A “privileged” little town of $2,000,000+ houses can’t stsnd seeing the American flag? Hey, if they don’t like living in USA, pdjt can easily have a couple hundred thousand illegals bussed in there. It’s quite close to the border and it will then feel just like a third world shitcan country instead of USA.
Leftists have always considered our flag to be a symbol of hateful opression and white privilege ...
Laguna Beach is in the US,
= = =
Well, maybe ... depending on the definition.
> What planet are these creatures from? <
Our modern society has created these people. In the old days a silly demand would be met with a quick, “Oh, shut up.” This would stop an idiot from asking for even sillier things.
But now there is never any push-back. So the idiots keep asking for sillier and sillier things. And we keep giving it to them. Always.
It’s like giving a small child every last thing he demands. Pretty soon you’ve got a spoiled, out-of-control child on your hands.
Try painting Mexican flags and watch all the praise and hoorahs.
Oh Lord. Some people just gotta have SOMETHING to bitch about.
Nitwittery also,
PLEASE PLEASE PRESIDENT TRUMP send the illegals to Laguna Beach. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. I hear the summers in Malibu are divine.
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