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by dragonwriter
492 days ago
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It probably wouldn't be bad (or at least as bad) if they used the original which isn't tied to the politics of policing. The “thin red line” inspired the “thin blue line”, but they are distinct sayings with different denotation and connotation. |
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Another commenter makes good points contrary to this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43058238
Not that it is incorrect to say that the phrase is tied to policing, just that it is similarly not-incorrect to say it is not tied to policing. It is context-dependent. It’s not so obvious that this particular use of that phrase is at all related to police work.