VIROQUA, Wis.– The Viroqua Police Department will remove a “thin blue line” symbol from its new police car after community objections to the racist implication. Police Chief Rick Niedfeldt, who is white, said no offense was intended and acknowledged different emotions that the symbol holds for many people.
Squad car decal. To many the the imagery suggests support for police. For others it endorses police solidarity to cover up excessive force and brutality.