The badge created to remember officers who have died while working is considered 'contentious' by some.
Northamptonshire chief constable Nick Adderley said he would pay for thin blue line badges with his own money
A chief constable has offered to pay for thin blue line badges for his officers after the Met Police were banned from wearing them. The badge was created as a "mark of remembrance and respect" for officers who have died while working.Northamptonshire Chief Constable Nick Adderley said he would not allow a minority to "twist the meaning" of the patch.
The grey union flag badge, with a thin blue line running through it, is produced by the Care of Police Survivors charity and sold to raise money for the families of police officers who died in the line of duty.Sir Mark told London City Hall's Police and Crime Committee he was "cautious" about officers "showing allegiance to any cause" on their uniform.
He said that in the US, the equivalent badge to the thin blue line one "has ended up being both a policing symbol and is being used by some hard-right groups".
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