Residents can't agree if the American flag design is patriotic, or too 'aggressive.'
The city council of Laguna Beach, Calif. is reconsidering the design recently implemented on its new police vehicles — a prominent American flag graphic — after some community members expressed shock and concern at the “aggressive” logo.
At a March 19th city council meeting, several Laguna beach residents spoke up about their resistance to the new design. Carrie Woodburn, a local artist, reportedly said it was “shocking to see the boldness of the design,” which said “felt very aggressive.” The impetus for that landmine, according to Blake, was “a vocal minority of political activists,” whom he calls “extremists” that initially fought the new black-and-white design for police vehicles. When they lost that battle, Blake said, they went after the stars and stripes. “They even went to the American Legion to determine if it was disrespectful for the flag to be chopped up [within the letters],” Blake said.
Laguna Beach Police Cpl. Ryan Hotchkiss, president of the Laguna Beach Police Employees Association, spoke at the meeting to say that he has only heard positive feedback about the new vehicle he drives. “Every time I came to a stop sign, every time I came to a red light, somebody is telling me the car looks great,” Hotchkiss said. “Every one of our members that drives the car loves it, and we look forward to keeping them the way they are.
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