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| Flags Burned, Replaced With Swastikas | |
| 2007-05-29 | |
Members of the American Legion on this island off Washington's northwest coast replaced the burned flags with new ones Sunday afternoon. The vandals repeated the stunt on Memorial Day after a guard left at dawn, the San Juan County sheriff's office said. This time, the vandals left 33 of the hand-drawn swastikas. ``This is not an act of free speech. This is a crime,'' Sheriff Bill Cumming said in a statement released Monday afternoon. Sheriff's department officials declined to comment further on Monday. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #16 Surely banning long hair republican would do the trick, Zenster. My comment was directed towards those who desecrated our veterans' graves. Your mileage may vary. They are not bad people, it's just a matter of focus. I disagree, wxjames. The swastika is a symbol of pure hatred and utilizing it as any sort of message represents a severe lapse in charater and moral fiber. Even the youth of today know this well enough. This was a flagrant defiling of the resting place for those who died fighting against tyranny. They deserve better. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-05-29 16:38 |
| #15 I think this bad act was done by misguided yoots. We don't need to impale them, but teach them a lesson. I know this because I learned this very lesson as I matured. Young boys who perceive that they have nothing while everyone else has wealth and posessions, often resort to destructive words and behaviors. Simply, they do not respect the property of others or the good deeds of others. It's a matter of jealousy and envy. They need some credit for some accomplishment in life, yet they have neither an accomplishment nor a chance to gain one. They are not bad people, it's just a matter of focus. I was lucky enough to work on construction when still young, and when I took part in actually constructing a house, I never again defaced anything. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-05-29 12:05 |
| #14 Actually, I think these people (The ones replacing the flags) can serve a valuable and useful purpose. Our military snipers can use them as targets, either in place or they could be captured and then released into an area for the snipers to use for practice. And of course, they'd be contributing to the enviroment by providing the plants with fertilizer from their rotting corpse. See, even vermin like this can be put to a good use. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2007-05-29 11:30 |
| #13 I think it would be funny as hell if a couple of lads were found hanging by the neck in one of these cemeteries, impaled with some of their precious Nazi flags. Would that be a "hate crime?" |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-05-29 11:01 |
| #12 He still spelt border wrong. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2007-05-29 08:30 |
| #11 I agree with dave: LHR forgot the sarc tags. |
| Posted by: ptah 2007-05-29 07:39 |
| #10 On reflection, Dave, 5089, you might be right. LHR, I withdraw my earlier statement. |
| Posted by: Mike 2007-05-29 07:36 |
| #9 I think A5089 is right. I don't recall LHR having anything against Jews, and during last summer's Lebanon war he was gung-ho for Israel kicking as much Muslim butt as possible. The way I read his comment, he's attributing this flag-burning stuff to the kind of people who blame Jews for everything. Just my take... |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2007-05-29 07:34 |
| #8 ....it all seems to come down to the protection of jews. We are in Iraq to protect the Jews don'tcha know...That is why I believe we are seeing this kind of crap. I dunno, 5089, that sounds like a personal statement to me, and a pretty ugly one at that. |
| Posted by: Mike 2007-05-29 07:02 |
| #7 LHR is describing the symptoms, AFAIK, he's not making a personal statement, peace. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-05-29 06:56 |
| #6 LHR has managed to come up with a unified field theory. Illegal aliens, the international Jewish conspiracy--it's all tied together! Double bonus points if you can work "controlled demolition," black helicopters, and fluoride into the next rant. You might also consider taking the Haldol as directed. |
| Posted by: Mike 2007-05-29 06:12 |
| #5 I agree Americans should be subsidising Snow Boarding, not immigration. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2007-05-29 05:39 |
| #4 Surely banning long hair republican would do the trick, Zenster. Besides, hitting him over the head wouldn't do any good -- his brain is clearly situated elsewhere. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-05-29 05:11 |
| #3 Baseball bat, skull, some disassembly required. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-05-29 01:10 |
| #2 people are getting pretty pissed off now days. Our government is letting us down. Not protecting the boarder and allowing criminals the right to protest on our street is a crime not being enforced. Yet we give them money and shelter. We give them free medical. the cali government is more pro mexican than pro american. You have 12 million criminals in the country and you refuse to do anything about it. People are going to snap. the anger towards vets is anger brewed by the hate of the jews. when young men are brewed with the potion of hate towards a people, weather the muslim or christian....it all seems to come down to the protection of jews. We are in Iraq to protect the Jews don'tcha know... That is why I believe we are seeing this kind of crap. What is being allowed now by the USA government is so criminal regarding our boarders...it is beyond madding. |
| Posted by: long hair republican 2007-05-29 00:31 |
| #1 Dimes to donuts that this was done by two idiots who's mothers didn't breast feed them enough. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-05-29 00:12 |