Posted on 06/06/2024 4:03:25 PM PDT by hillarys cankles
A Democrat-led town council in Connecticut has sparked fury after voting down a motion to fly the Thin Blue Line flag for a state trooper killed in the line of duty.
Aaron Pelletier, Trooper First Class, was struck and killed last week by a suspect high on cocaine and fentanyl while conducting a routine traffic stop on a state highway.
His widow Dominique choked back tears as she paid tribute at her husband's funeral Wednesday, remembering him as 'my honey, my home, my heart and my best friend.'
Her heartrending speech in front of hundreds of mourners came after the Democrat-run Wethersfield town council stirred controversy on Monday by voting down an attempt to have the Thin Blue Line flag flown in his honor.
The motion failed by 5-3 after the Democrats claimed the flag - a symbol used to support cops since 2014 - is racist. Instead, the LGBT rainbow flag was flown at half mast after it had already been agreed that the banner would fly throughout June, which is Pride month.
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How long, O Lord?
I have no use for an American glad desiccated to honor some special interest group. That includes the police. My odds are about even for getting killed by a hyped up cop vs a high on drugs criminal.
Exactly.
If there was ever a “flag” that deserved to be burned it is that abomination.
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