Monday, September 28, 2009

Suspected flag burner pilloried -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY:1884:

Suspected flag burner pilloried -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY:1884:

I am testing the link thing. It looks like it will work so if not, hit the old Bing.com for searching (I am trying not to use Google anymore).

I just LOVE this article. It would be so much better if this happened to a anti-war protestor instead of someone who was kicked out of the VFW bar for failing to produce an ID to buy a drink, but its still great.

Simple point here, your right to protest is equally matched by others rights. If your protest involved messing with their property or something they REALLY care about, you could rapidly end up in world of hurt (as in being given the chance to have your butt whipped by a war vet which was choice B in this incident).

I have to think this is why you never see anarchists targeting the American Legion Convention to stick it to the man, or ALF trying to attack a biker rally over the leather jackets. Even the truely dense understand that there are things you don't do and places you don't go when protesting. This truth spans the spectrum of right to left (you never see KKK at a Black Panther rally, or PETA in Deep woods West Virginia on the opening day of hunting season).

2 comments:

  1. Wow, I'd have so rather chosen an honorable ass-kicking over being tied up like that....

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  2. Yeah, but in the end we were all winners here. I am surprised they didn't add flogging to that list.

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