The Wethersfield Town Council in Connecticut voted 5-3 to deny a motion from Republican members of the council to fly the “Thin Blue Line” flag in front of town hall. Democrats on the council who voted the request down said they refused because the flag “represents racism and antagonism to many, many people.”
Advertisement
Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier was run over by a drunk and drug-addled criminal during a routine traffic stop. Republicans on the town council wanted to fly the Thin Blue Line flag to honor him
Instead of the Thin Blue Line flag, the Democrats on the town council decided to fly the Pride flag.
At least they flew the rainbow flag at half-mast.
UNFREAKINGBELIEVABLE
Democrats in CT voted against flying the American blue line flag to honor fallen officer Aaron Pelletier who was kiIIed in the line of duty.
Instead they flew the pride flag at half staff to honor him. The pride flag. I have no words. This is disgraceful.… https://t.co/J0jLfj7j6l pic.twitter.com/7qJQ9oZqSA
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 6, 2024
Mrs. Dominique Pelletier flew the flag in front of her own home on Friday after giving an extraordinarily moving tribute to her husband, the father or her two children.
She called him a “man of integrity and honor.”
“I will make sure our children always know those traits definitely came from him,” she added. Then she gave a loving wife’s tribute to her husband.
“To my honey, you weren’t just my husband. You were my home. You were my heart. You were my safe place and my provider. My best friend. My secret keeper. My favorite gossiper.”
Advertisement
“The light in our smiles will be forever dimmed and the thought of this world without that laugh seems unimaginable but has already become real. I promise to keep you alive in our home, in our heart and in our boys’ memories forever. I love you, and I miss you.”
A “flag of hate.”
The service was preceded by a 20-mile procession from a funeral home in Southington to the Hartford amphitheater where the service was held.
Pelletier’s casket was escorted by dozens of police motorcycles and cars. Fire ladder trucks also flew American flags along the route.
The driver of the vehicle that killed the nine-year veteran of the force fled the scene, but was later tracked down and arrested.
The suspect, Alex Oyola-Sanchez, 44, has been charged with 2nd degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle, operating while intoxicated, as well as operating a motor vehicle without minimum insurance, failure to drive in proper lane, and evading responsibility resulting in death.
Friends, family and fellow first responders from here and across the country came together in #Hartford, CT on Wednesday to pay their final respects to a fallen hero: Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier who died in the line of duty on May 30th, 2024. 🚔💙 pic.twitter.com/6jrsnmPaUF
— WFSB Channel 3 (@WFSBnews) June 5, 2024
Advertisement
June is Pride month so flying that flag honored no one even if they flew it at half-mast.
@GovNedLamont , You should be ashamed. 🤬 @CT_STATE_POLICE #IdentityPolitics
This 👇🏻 flag is in honor of fallen CT State Trooper, Aaron Pelletier, who I am certain would NEVER have stopped to ask a victim their pronouns before risking his life to help them. pic.twitter.com/7LJJJjkGJE
— Kathy ☕️ 🥂 🥀 🌺🎣🎙🗒🎨🎶 (@kathywokeck) June 6, 2024
A point the Democrats on that town council will never understand.