- A retired St. Paul police officer has been fined by his homeowners association for flying a thin blue line flag in support of police outside his home, he told Alpha News.
- “I will give you one hour to take that down,” Archie Smith, a police officer of over 30 years, alleges was the message delivered to him via a phone call from the Orleans Terrace Homeowners Association.
- Smith explained that he flies two flags: an American flag and the thin blue line flag, but the pro-police flag is the one that’s the problem.
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Minnesota HOA Fines Retired Cop For Flying Pro-Police Flag
ST PAUL, MN - JUNE 27: A demonstrator holds a "Thin Blue Line" flag and a sign in support of police during a protest outside the Governors Mansion on June 27, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota. A group called "Bikers for 45" advocating a pro-police stance arranged the protest and were met with counter-protesters calling for measures to defund police.(Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
