An Oregon county has agreed to pay $100,000 to a black employee who sued alleging she was harassed after asking that a Blue Lives Matter flag not be displayed in the office.
A flag with blue and black stripes in support of law enforcement officers flies at a protest by police and their supporters outside City Hall in Somerville, Mass., in 2016.
Proponents of Blue Lives Matter say it's meant to support and honor the work and sacrifices of law enforcement officers. The Blue Lives Matter flag is a black-and-white American flag with a blue stripe replacing one white stripe in the middle. Thin Blue Line USA, which sells the flags, says the thin blue line represents offices in the line of duty and the black represents fallen officers.
One person died and dozens of others were injured when a man deliberately rammed his car into the crowd of counter-protesters. Members of Blue Lives Matter condemned the use of their flag at the rally. That same day, Guion-Pledgure found two sticky notes affixed to her equity wall reading"Thanks a lot" and"Bitch," according to the lawsuit.
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