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alquicksilver , to World News in Vancouver police officer is directed to remove Star of David patch from uniform
@alquicksilver@lemmy.world avatar

An image of the officer wearing the black patch that includes the star and white bars, similar to the Israeli flag, was posted on social media on Thursday.

This clickbait headline didn't specify that it's not the Magen David, but rather a representation of the Israeli flag, which is not the same thing.

Also, Canada has "thin blue line" flags? What do they look like? The Canadian flag only has two thick stripes, so unless they're using the version based on the US flag (which makes no fucking sense - they're Canadian), I don't see it.

For reference, here's the image of the patch (downloaded from another article that actually included it:
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/23d539b3-89b8-478b-a655-48c206acfa62.jpeg

deegeese , to World News in Vancouver police officer is directed to remove Star of David patch from uniform
@deegeese@sopuli.xyz avatar

A member of the police cannot wear a symbol of genocide as part of their uniform.

It’d be like wearing a KKK patch in the American south.

PlantJam ,

The star of David is a Jewish symbol. The Jewish religion is separate from the Israeli government. The government may be committing genocide in the name of the religion, but that doesn't mean the entire religion is genocidal.

NOT_RICK ,
@NOT_RICK@lemmy.world avatar

Upon viewing the patch, it’s pretty clear it’s a monotone flag of the state of Israel, not just a Star of David

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