Putting American flags on police cars sparks backlash in Laguna Beach [CA]

Los Angeles Times ^ | Apr 13, 2019 9:55 AM | Faith E. Pinho

[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.” …

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

Anyone who is offended by the flag, or thinks it’s too aggressive....get the f-— out of the country.

And that includes YOU, “artist” Carrie Woodburn.

“Officials agreed to reconsider their February decision...”

Idiots and cowards.

[Olog-hai]

That would be poetic justice.

[SuperLuminal]

Don't need a barometer or crystal ball to see the horrendous storm that is coming...

BLOAT Alert!

[Blood of Tyrants]

If Californians are ashamed of being in the US, they can always petition to leave and form the perfect socialist state.

[dinodino]

Laguna Beach is nowhere near Malibu. Laguna Beach is an expensive artists’ colony in OC.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Artist Carrie Woodburn.

But the "I'd hit it" crowd had better read this first:

Carrie Woodburn, CEHP, is a Certified Energy Health Practitioner and Alchemist. Alchemy of the Heart evolved out of Carrie's experience of the power of the human heart to heal and awaken consciousness. She is deeply committed as a catalyst for positive change in community and in the world. She is particularly interested in bridging the gap between complimentary and conventional beliefs as she believes we are on the brink of a significant evolution in human consciousness, which will have a momentous impact to our future. In her work, she began to see a common thread in that many seemed to be experiencing an impulse to evolve...to seek a greater sense of fulfillment. She believes this is the catalyst that is causing many to awaken spiritually, and that it resides in the heart of humanity. Carrie is deeply committed to doing her part in creating a peaceful future that is guided by love instead of fear and she believes this is dependent on each of us "waking up" to our authentic selves and being an expression of that in our work and in the world.

She's an Alchemist of the Heart, and I'm not too surprised she would have trouble with this design.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Don’t blame the entire state of California for these wackjobs. There are millions in CA sick of these slithering scumbags. The voter fraud in CA has got to be stopped somehow. That’s how the Liberal hacks stay in power. The same Liberal hacks slither in Oregon, Washington, Illinois, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Minnesota, Virginia, New Mexico, and the list goes on.

[Hildy]

I know exactly where the two cities are. I was just making comments.

[usnavy_cop_retired]

Yes and they are real snobs.

[bigbob]

Time to tell some people to STFU.

[hanamizu]

For those who didn’t click through...they did not put the American Flag on the cars. What they did is put some white stars on a blue background with a red and a white stripe within the hollow letters “police”. It isn’t a flag but rather a suggestion or reference to the American flag.

When I was little, I remember going through Laguna Beach riding in the car from Long Beach to San Diego. There was this odd character who would wave at all of the cars going by. I think they put up a statue in his memory.

[Olog-hai]

Photo must be airbrushed. I found another one of hers, which seems to reflect the effect her magickal endeavors are having on her (from a video titled “Breathwork Meditation”).

[DennisR]

Planet Insanity. Shipped them to Earth to destroy humanity.

[MrEdd]

“Press One For English, Press Two To Be Deported”

[Rummyfan]

WTF? Where do these people think they live? Where do they think their freedom comes from?!

[Tellurian]

The Greeter, Eiler Larsen. He’d wave and bellow and point. A character for sure, but the town was proud of him.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Yeah, something happened one way or another.

[Tellurian]

Yikes, she’s just a mite spacey. Oh well, she’s from the city that LSD guru Timothy Leary called home in the 60’s.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Here's the problem emblem. It's reasonably tasteful, but a bit gaudy.

It's just my personal opinion, but I've never liked the US flag getting turned into an artistic adornment. I'm old fashioned -- I prefer the small, discreet US flags on cruisers.

On the brighter side, at least they didn't get completely carried away like this one from 2005....

Actually, it WOULD be fun to watch liberal heads explode over that last one. How many would stroke out in California alone?

[Tellurian]

I was there 50 years ago with a friend. Talked to an amiable cop, Officer Reader, who told us we’d never forget his name. Somehow he was right.
If cops wore them back then, he would have had an American flag patch on his shoulder.