Calgary police officers told to stop wearing 'thin blue line' patches

Saying they will need to be replaced with "a symbol that better reflects the values of Calgarians," the Calgary Police Commission has ordered on-duty police officers to stop wearing 'thin blue line' patches on uniforms by Friday. The decision was announced Wednesday by the Calgary Police Commission. "While the thin blue line patch was never approved for officers to wear, it started regularly appearing on uniforms when officers were issued external body armour that includes places to attach patch