Vet saves American flag...

[TNhobbyfarmer]

That Veteran is a patriot, and I'm proud of what he did.

I'll second that. I am sick and tired of the liberal media persecuting patriotic Americans like the one in the video. I applaud the local media in Reno. They seemed to come down on the side of America for a change. I'll bet their bretheren in the national media are somewhat stunned by this fact.

 

[tommu56]

I know the school's don't even cover it. I usually ask the scouts about it at board of reviews that I was on. because it's in their hand book they should know it.

tom

 

[Willl]

Texas Town Adopts Spanish As Official Language

 

[turbo36]

That Veteran is a patriot, and I'm proud of what he did.

While I admire the vet's passion the truth is he committed robbery and maybe even armed robbery since he used a very large knife to steal the flag and then flashed it around.

What would have happened if the business owner intervened to try and stop the guy from stealing his property? Maybe the thief would have stabbed the business owner in the heat of passion or perhaps the business owner could have shot the robber for stealing his property????

I'm saddened to see people call this guy a"patriot" for stomping all over the constitution by taking the law into his own hands and commit a crime. We live in a country with laws that are voted in by the democratic majority, we as individuals are not free to choose when we follow the laws and when we don't.

Perhaps it's time for a civics lesson again.

The bottom line is the flag didn't need saving and the misguided lunatic that stole it was wrong and should be charged for stealing the flag.

 

[AlanB]

I guess I just wonder, if these people could write it up on Craig's list, the new's crews could go out there, etc. etc.

The owner looked in a fairly reasonable state of mind,

How come nobody went to the man and just said,

Hey Sir, That is disrespectful, and for that matter illegal. Would you mind if you and I took that down please? I will look up the proper ways of displaying the flags to represent your patriotism to both countries, but what you are doing is wrong.

Somehow it almost seems like a made for TV movie.

 

[RedRocker]

Patriotism is learned behavior, I believe they stopped teaching it here along with some other things quite some time ago.

 

[MossRoad]

I guess I just wonder, if these people could write it up on Craig's list, the new's crews could go out there, etc. etc.

The owner looked in a fairly reasonable state of mind,

How come nobody went to the man and just said,

Hey Sir, That is disrespectful, and for that matter illegal. Would you mind if you and I took that down please? I will look up the proper ways of displaying the flags to represent your patriotism to both countries, but what you are doing is wrong.

Somehow it almost seems like a made for TV movie.

I was thinking the same thing as I watched that clip on TV tonight. Someone should have talked to the store owner first. Too bad some folks are uneasy about speaking to people they do not know, especially from other ethnic backgrounds, different countries, different religions, etc...

My grandmother told me how badly she was treated by people from other countries when she came to America. One particular ethnic group owned all the stores and had most of the jobs. If you didn't speak their language(not English, by the way), they wouldn't wait on you in the grocery store or let you apply for a job.

She was Hungarian, the group that controlled everything was Polish, the town was South Bend, Indiana, the factory was Studebaker wagon works, the year was 1902. Only the languages have changed. People in polarized groups still do not get along. That is sad.

 

[Podunkadunk]

I was thinking the same thing as I watched that clip on TV tonight. Someone should have talked to the store owner first. Too bad some folks are uneasy about speaking to people they do not know, especially from other ethnic backgrounds, different countries, different religions, etc...

My grandmother told me how badly she was treated by people from other countries when she came to America. One particular ethnic group owned all the stores and had most of the jobs. If you didn't speak their language(not English, by the way), they wouldn't wait on you in the grocery store or let you apply for a job.

She was Hungarian, the group that controlled everything was Polish, the town was South Bend, Indiana, the factory was Studebaker wagon works, the year was 1902. Only the languages have changed. People in polarized groups still do not get along. That is sad.

Ditto Moss!

I'm in south Alabama...you can only imagine!

 

[Diesel-ME]

I was thinking the same thing as I watched that clip on TV tonight. Someone should have talked to the store owner first. Too bad some folks are uneasy about speaking to people they do not know, especially from other ethnic backgrounds, different countries, different religions, etc...

My grandmother told me how badly she was treated by people from other countries when she came to America. One particular ethnic group owned all the stores and had most of the jobs. If you didn't speak their language(not English, by the way), they wouldn't wait on you in the grocery store or let you apply for a job.

She was Hungarian, the group that controlled everything was Polish, the town was South Bend, Indiana, the factory was Studebaker wagon works, the year was 1902. Only the languages have changed. People in polarized groups still do not get along. That is sad.

Well said.... it's sometimes difficult to see the line in the grey area between true patriotism and unbridled nationalism.

 

[AlanB]

Patriotism is learned behavior, I believe they stopped teaching it here along with some other things quite some time ago.

They may have in your area, although maybe you are just missing it, but I KNOW they teach it in my town, and the lessons are hammered home both at school and more so in the houses in our community.

Directly behind my sons desk at school, (literally within arms reach) who is in 5th Grade, is the honor wall where pictures are posted of loved ones and special people. While many are mom's and dad's in uniform, there is more then our fair share of Memory photo's as well.

There are little things out there as well such as this

http://www.youtube.com/jp.swf?video...t=OEgsToPDskKb8uUqEaJ61AzdmJLOD4H1&autoplay=1

That will make most folks stop and think a minute.

Hopefully it will make someone think enough to go to a school and talk about honor, patriotism and sacrifice. And while we are there hopefully we talk about patience, understanding and working with folks to a positive solution.