blue wall of silence

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blue wall of silence - 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"blue wall, wall of silencecover-up - concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public

blue wall of silence

An unspoken policy of concealment by police regarding the wrongdoing or illicit activity of other officers. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. I respect the need for the police, but it's hard to trust them completely when so many stories of the blue wall of silence come to light.See also: blue, of, silence, wall

blue wall of silence

noun

Synonyms for blue wall of silence

noun the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers

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blue wall
wall of silence

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cover-up

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