Flag Vandalism Mars Memorial Day in Several States
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[QUOTE]From Oregon to Minnesota to Ohio, vandals trampled on Old Glory over the Memorial Day weekend. In one Ohio town alone, approximately 25 American flags were found set ablaze on Monday.
At least one national veterans group called for those responsible for the "shocking and reprehensible" acts of vandalism to be quickly arrested and prosecuted.
Police in Wooster, Ohio, were going door-to-door early Tuesday in search of the people who torched roughly 25 flags and flagpoles along Saunders Drive and Morgan Street, Capt. John Quicci said.
"They were set on fire," Quicci told FoxNews.com, adding that an investigation is ongoing.
No suspects or motives had been identified, according to Quicci, who was unable to estimate damages to the 3-by-5-foot flags and the 10-foot metal poles placed outside of residents' homes by the annual Wooster Rotary Parade of Flags project.
The people who torched the flags face charges of criminal damaging and arson, Quicci said.
"We're treating this very seriously," he said.
In Minneapolis, a fire was set late last week to an American flag hanging outside a Marine veteran's home. The residence was spared and no injuries were reported, but the flag was destroyed.
Elizabeth Hawley said she found the ashes Thursday morning and called the act "very disturbing." She said her husband is keeping his feelings reserved, but she knows he's upset.
Hawley told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that she thinks the flag-burning was a random act of vandalism.
In Portland, Ore., Christian Ashby and his wife awoke Sunday to find their American flag torn down, covered in obscenities and burned outside their home, KPTV.com reported. Flying the flag has special meaning to his family, Ashby said.
"Well, we have some close relatives, especially my wife, who had a cousin who suffered from [post-traumatic stress disorder] and took his own life," Ashby told the website. "So, we have some very dedicated family to veterans of the United States services. So, it means a lot to us to fly the flag."
Ashby said a local man who served two tours in Vietnam loaned him another flag after posting news of the vandalism online.
Ryan Gallucci, a spokesman for AMVETS, a national organization representing 200,000 veterans, said he found the acts of vandalism "shocking and reprehensible," particularly on Memorial Day weekend.
"We absolutely condemn it," Gallucci told FoxNews.com. "Memorial Day is one of our country's most significant holidays and a chance to honor the men and women who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. For someone to desecrate the American flag on Memorial Day, it's unconscionable, it's unforgivable."
Gallucci called for quick closure to the ongoing investigations in at least three states.
"The people who are responsible for this need to be apprehended and held accountable for their actions," he said. "We shouldn't tolerate it, regardless of what the excuse is. We need to get to the bottom of it."
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Source: [url]http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/01/flag-vandalism-mars-memorial-day-nationwide/[/url]
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While I'm no fan of America's overdone patriotism, those who did it must've been real dicks.
Disrespectful pricks.
I bet they wouldn't burn the flag if they were in the middle of the battlefield.
EDIT: Alright, they're wearing four layers of Kevlar, and they're also losing the battle. They've seen American casualties. THEN they wouldn't burn the flag.
wow, that's really sad.
Memorial day isn't even about politics, it's about honoring dead soldiers for fuck sake, is nothing sacred?
Who burn't our flag
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I blame the terrorists
Destroying other people's property isn't cool, doesn't matter what the object is.
If you want to destroy a flag buy your own.
[QUOTE=evilweazel;22306639]Flying a flag in your yard is overdone patriotism?[/QUOTE]
On Memorial Day, none the less.
[QUOTE=Beetle179;22306546]Disrespectful pricks.
I bet they wouldn't burn the flag if they were in the middle of the battlefield.[/QUOTE]
they wuld prolly b 2 busy not being hit by boolits lol
[QUOTE=Perfumly;22306662]they wuld prolly b 2 busy not being hit by boolits lol[/QUOTE]
gud psot
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;22306660]On Memorial Day, none the less.[/QUOTE]
He was trying to find something negative to say about America.
What's wrong with people?
[QUOTE=evilweazel;22306639]Flying a flag in your yard is overdone patriotism?[/QUOTE]
In the UK some people assume you are racist if you have a UK or English flag. Some people even assume you're racist for having those little England flags you close in car windows over the world cup as racist. It's sad really.
[QUOTE=Beetle179;22306546]Disrespectful pricks.
I bet they wouldn't burn the flag if they were in the middle of the battlefield.[/QUOTE]
I imagine if they were in a battlefield they may be a little bit too busy to set things on fire.
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[QUOTE=Tucks;22306797]In the UK some people assume you are racist if you have a UK or English flag. Some people even assume you're racist for having those little England flags you close in car windows over the world cup as racist. It's sad really.[/QUOTE]
Since when? Most I heard was that retarded facebook group claiming police were telling people to put their flags away.
[QUOTE=Tucks;22306797]In the UK some people assume you are racist if you have a UK or English flag. Some people even assume you're racist for having those little England flags you close in car windows over the world cup as racist. It's sad really.[/QUOTE]
How the fuck can being proud of your country be racists? The fuck?
Also, America might have overdone patriotism, but so does every other fucking country.
[QUOTE=Tucks;22306797]In the UK some people assume you are racist if you have a UK or English flag. Some people even assume you're racist for having those little England flags you close in car windows over the world cup as racist. It's sad really.[/QUOTE]
Lol no. [b]No one has ever implied that[/b]. Stop buying the Sun newspaper.
Patriotism, while maybe overdone, is a large part or American culture.
Also I respect people's right to burn flags, but this is vandalism and destruction of property, nothing more or less.
[QUOTE=Daddy-of-war;22306920]How the fuck can being proud of your country be racists? The fuck? [/QUOTE]
Don't worry, he's a tool that bought into some stupid facebook group.
[QUOTE=BANNED USER;22306719]He was trying to find something negative to say about America.[/QUOTE]
Irony this delicious has to be intentional.
[QUOTE=Tucks;22306797]In the UK some people assume you are racist if you have a UK or English flag. Some people even assume you're racist for having those little England flags you close in car windows over the world cup as racist. It's sad really.[/QUOTE]
I'm fairly sure that was just one of those stupid facebook rumour groups. Whilst there are some pretty stupid PC things that happen in this country, none of them go quite as far as to condemn national pride to that extent.
[QUOTE=Daddy-of-war;22306920]How the fuck can being proud of your country be racists? The fuck?
Also, America might have overdone patriotism, but so does every other fucking country.[/QUOTE]
I'd disagree. The USA is one of those few nations which seem to promote zealous devotion to the state. Also for America to have overdone patriotism, every other country would have to be less patriotic else they would all be level pegging and your sentence would make no sense.
[QUOTE=Daddy-of-war;22306920]How the fuck can being proud of your country be racists? The fuck?
Also, America might have overdone patriotism, but so does every other fucking country.[/QUOTE]
America is the only country where the flag has to be folded in a specific way. Hell, I haven't seen an Irish flag in years.
[QUOTE=Cpl. Combine;22306573]wow, that's really sad.
Memorial day isn't even about politics, it's about honoring dead soldiers for fuck sake, is nothing sacred?[/QUOTE]
HURF DURF LETS INSULT ALLAH BY DRAWING HIM WITH A DICK IN HIS MOUTH
If you allow freedom of speech, then be prepared for stuff like this...
Don't get me wrong I also did Draw Mohammed Day
[QUOTE=Number-41;22307275]HURF DURF LETS INSULT ALLAH BY DRAWING HIM WITH A DICK IN HIS MOUTH
If you allow freedom of speech, then be prepared for stuff like this...
Don't get me wrong I also did Draw Mohammed Day[/QUOTE]
Burning people's property is freedom of speech? How?
[QUOTE=Number-41;22307275]HURF DURF LETS INSULT ALLAH BY DRAWING HIM WITH A DICK IN HIS MOUTH
If you allow freedom of speech, then be prepared for stuff like this...
Don't get me wrong I also did Draw Mohammed Day[/QUOTE]
10 seconds to explain how destruction of personal property is in anyway related to freedom of speech.
Wow, assholes.
Damn kids :argh:
I blame westboro
[QUOTE=Janus Vesta;22307239]America is the only country where the flag has to be folded in a specific way. Hell, I haven't seen an Irish flag in years.[/QUOTE]
My mom is ordering a Irish flag (a new one) pretty soon. We have strong ties to the IRA so and I love being Irish, we are the best.
All those saying I'm being a retard by claiming people make assumptions about the English flag and Racism - it has been used by groups like the national front as a banner & symbol - some people view all people who fly it as racists. Said people are closed minded idiots, but they still exist.
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_England#Perceived_association_with_the_far_right[/url]
Ok they burned/ruined some flags which weren't even their property, but aren't people over-reacting to this quite a bit?
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