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Petition Posted For Blue Line flag In Millburn, After BLM Debate
Two young alums of Millburn High School asked the city to fly a Black Lives Matter at Town Hall. Some want a Blue Line flag flown too.
MILLBURN, NJ — After news broke that Millburn town officials plan to fly a Black Lives Matter flag outside Town Hall for two weeks in October, a petition was posted online on Thursday to fly a "Blue Line" flag to support police.
There actually has been controversy and debate over both flags for the past few weeks in Millburn, most recently at a September Township Committee meeting. During debate over the BLM flag, some said it would just encourage various other groups to ask for their flag to be posted.
And the controversy is part of larger debates erupting nationally.
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"Leave the political nonsense out of this," wrote one person on Thursday in a Millburn Facebook group. "This is about honoring our heroes."
The petition for the Blue Line flag is here. The original petition for the BLM flag is here.
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According to a recent story, approximately 71 percent of Millburn residents are white, 2.3 percent are Black and 22 percent are Asian.
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