Blue Wall (Noun)
Meaning
The secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers; "the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- When an officer reported wrongdoing by a colleague, the blue wall closed in around them, making it difficult to get the truth heard.
- The blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover-up of the abuse of power by their superior.
- Despite the blue wall, a few brave officers came forward to testify against the corrupt police department.
- The blue wall of silence protected the officers involved in the scandal, but it also fueled the public's anger and mistrust of the police force.
- Breaking the blue wall became the chief priority of the independent investigators to root out the rot and clean up the troubled department.