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I can see why the police confiscated it (causing civil unrest), but he does have the right to protest.
man's flag confiscated for a day for flying it upside-down.
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Formaldehyde
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I hope he sues their asses off and wins.
Mise
isle of lucy
Okay, thanks - I can see how in a military scenario there would be real consequences to signalling distress when there is no real distress (and I don't think it's unfair to say that the guy is really stretching the meaning of the term here). I therefore agree with your last paragraph, since he's a private citizen and not a military installation.
America does not need more lawsuits. Besides the cost of a trail would exceed any compensation he should receive.
Formaldehyde
Both Fair And Balanced
The more the better. If local communities learn their acts of stupidity cost the taxpayers millions of dollars, perhaps they will think twice before doing their own impression of an authoritarian government on the 4th of July.
The city could just settle ...
Lillefix
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You know you can risk jail for making jokes of that caliber.
because its a symbol of national pride, and for americans it means a little more, at least to those in the know.
Its a sign of our freedom we fought and died for agasint a tyranical authority.
Its a symbol of what we have achived, those 50 stars with the 13 stripes shows our own progression from 13 original to the current 50 states
Its a sign of American power and authority, anywhere Americans go so does our flag.
Americans are proud people, we earned what we have, and we don't forget that.
And the freedom to do whatever one damn wants to with that flag in spite of its powerful symbolism is precisely a sign of the freedom that our nation is about.
I have no qualms with what he did, if those towns folks had learned about the flag they'd know a flag upside down is a distress call, not always meaning under seige or where dying here. ITs a general call of distress. He was in his legal right to fly it upside down. If he wasnt this wouldnt be an issue, there is actully laws on the American flag that can be enforced if the government chooses to at any time, but flying upside down because your bussiness is under distress falls under the allow.
Formaldehyde
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Actually, everything to do with the American flag is a matter of etiquitte, not law.
http://www.usflag.org/flagetiquette.html
I really get a kick out of "patriotic" people who turn it into clothing, which is clearly in violation of the etiquitte.
http://www.usflag.org/flagetiquette.html
I really get a kick out of "patriotic" people who turn it into clothing, which is clearly in violation of the etiquitte.
Maybe at sea or in a war zone, etc.
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Yeah, and pride goes before destruction I've heard.
And? Why should anybody who is proud of his country be offended if someone else doesn't feel the same way? Where is the connection between pride and having to tell everybody what to do with a piece of cloth?
because it isnt just cloth its the flag, and there are certian laws pertaining to it, the issue is he wasnt breaking one, if he was Id be on his ass right now.
Things that are techniclly illegal but they never prosocute for
Flying a flag in the rain
flying a flag at night unless lite
wearing a flag as clothing
intentionally damageing the flag
defacing the flag
are all actully agasint the law, the flag is actully a protected national symbol and if you do any of these a cop would leagally have a right to arrest you
I know, that there are dozens of silly laws on handling flags. That doesn't mean they're reasonable. And it doesn't explain why they even exist, or why people should be offended by anyone breaking these laws.
Zack
99% hot gas
Would you be offended if I spit on your country's flag and crapped all over it?
No, those are etiquette instructions, not enforceable laws. Arresting you for doing so is unconstitutional.
really ok then if thats how you view a flag then I can honestly say you have no national pride, but let me put it this way there was a flag burner in my neighborhood, a mexian family protesting the harsh new laws texas put into effect handling illeagals. They burned a Texas flag to protest, me and about 20 friends went over there and put out the flag kick'd those peoples asses then took that flag and buried it. I feel very strongly about my flags. And the 2 flags you dont f with are the American Flags and the Lone Star, either one will incur my wrath. And yes the called the police, guess who went to jail the family that burned the flag because there Visa's where expired. We got a stern verbal warning.
