# Can anyone ID this flag? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 27, 2007, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-flag/409638 "2007-06-27T14:07:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2007, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-flag/409638/1 "2007-06-27T14:07:52Z")
I looked on Flags Of The World, googled, etc., but I can’t seem to figure this out… I recently bought a used car that had this sticker on the bumper. Since then, I’ve seen quite a few of them, but I can’t figure out what they are. I don’t have a pic, so I’ll try to show you what I mean (the x’s represent solid color): **XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX** Any clues? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-flag/409638/2 "2007-06-27T14:11:06Z")
That’s a “Thin Blue Line” sticker. It identifies the owner of the vehicle as a police officer (or a friend of the police). Some people get them as supposedly the cops are less likely to pull over a vehicle showing such a sticker. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2007, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-flag/409638/3 "2007-06-27T16:47:34Z")
Ah, that’s the one… Thanks, **tanstaafl**! ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-flag/409638/4 "2007-06-27T16:58:43Z")
I always thought those stickers were advertising some band I am not familiar with. Another mystery solved. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-flag/409638/5 "2007-06-27T19:46:09Z")
Are you sure it wasn’t a “Leather Daddy” symbol? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-flag/409638/6 "2007-06-27T19:49:44Z")
Was it [this](http://www.cafepress.com/buy/police/-/pv_design_details/pg_1/id_19171935/opt_/fpt_/c_360/) or [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Leather%2C_Latex%2C_and_BDSM_pride.svg)? ---
**Author:** ![ChicanoRojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@ChicanoRojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChicanoRojo)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2007, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-flag/409638/7 "2007-06-27T21:34:59Z")
[QUOTE=An Arky] I looked on Flags Of The World, googled, etc., but I can’t seem to figure this out… Any clues? Thanks! [/QUOTE] Is it like any of [these?](http://www.epolicesupply.com/thin_blue_line) The one you mention is used for mourning purposes. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2007, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-flag/409638/8 "2007-06-27T23:03:50Z")
[QUOTE=John Mace] Was it [this](http://www.cafepress.com/buy/police/-/pv_design_details/pg_1/id_19171935/opt_/fpt_/c_360/) or [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Leather%2C_Latex%2C_and_BDSM_pride.svg)? [/QUOTE] The first one in your first link, yes.