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What does "double blue" mean? Police term explored
Eve Edwards April 15, 2021
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What does “double blue” mean to the police? We explore the term as trials regarding alleged police brutality rage on in the United States.
With the trial of Derek Chauvin and the death of Daunte Wright at the hands of police coinciding this April 2021, police brutality is back under the glare of the American justice system.
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Photo by Doug Kranz/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesWhat does the police term “double blue” mean?
There is no single definition for the term “double blue.”
One definition states that “double blue” is where a police officer allows another police officer to get away with a crime. The Urban Dictionary definition reads: “When a police officer pulls over or is about to arrest another officer, the act is called double blue, blue vs blue , police vs police (sic).”
The explanation continues: “Double blue prevented charges from sticking to officers since all cops have an unspoken agreement of the protection of double blue from their actions simply because they are a cop.”
However, there is also another definition of “double blue,” meaning when an official police officer comes across another – dressed in uniform – committing a crime. Police1 describes the issue as “Blue on blue: When the suspect looks like a cop.” In this definition, the police officer is encouraged to stop those they see committing a crime, whereas in the aforementioned definition, they’re supposed to turn a blind eye.
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The first definition of “double blue” echoes another police term called the “blue wall of silence.”
The “blue wall of silence,” also known as “blue code” or “blue shield” supposedly refers to the informal code of silence among police officers, who do not wish to report on their colleagues’ wrong doing.
This term is widely used in regard to police corruption, where officers choose to feign ignorance – and in doing so perjure themselves – when questioned.
“It was the blue wall of silence. Cops don’t tell on cops”
— $oma (@StuntDoubleSean) April 10, 2021The “blue wall of silence” has been broken during the Derek Chauvin trial, as police officials have testified against Chauvin in court.
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