From the Idiot
Factor:
It is my sincere
desire that the US and its
people stop the senseless worship of the imperialistic US US
What kind of a country
encourages violence against a school kid for a simple act of stepping on a
piece of cloth? That is actually protected fee speech as ruled by the US Supreme
Court. Since when is it an act of patriotism to pick a fight with or
to harm a high school student? What is so patriotic about violence to a minor?
The boy’s family has
profusely apologized over and over trying to defuse all the criticism and
threats. It is known that a lot of red neck bullies around the country have
demanded that people who desecrate the flag in anyway go to jail. They claim
they have “fought for that flag.” It is too bad such militaristic bullies
didn’t fight for the freedom they claim their flag represents. A flag that is
treated as a religious icon can’t possibly stand for real freedom.
When people in this
country get so upset over a flag it reminds me of Nazi German with their
swastika flags draped all over the country. They held their flags in reverence
also. But they did not claim their flag represented freedom—it did not. And
today—neither does the US
The CNN article below says: “The school
district is investigating the incident.” So what can they do to a kid for
stepping on a piece of cloth? The whole incident is ridiculous.
Now the student's
family says the boy is sorry for what he did.
A woman identifying
herself as the boy's half-sister says the boy told her he knew his actions
would result in consequences.
"He's very, very,
very sorry about what he did," she said. "And he said that he is
going to try everything that he can to get the forgiveness of the community."
Also:
“After
you teach your students the history of America
“Disgusting.
Insulting to those who gave their life for our country. Spoiled brats. Welcome
them to go to another country,” said Sharon Fetterman Fiala.
“If my
kids did this they would be beat till they bled just like the men and women who
fight for that flag!” added Missy Units.
Police
and school officials told WJAC 6 on Sunday that an investigation into the incident
is underway.
A
member of the American Civil Liberties Union, however, had a far different
reaction than local parents.
“The
message this picture sends is not justification to punish the students so the
school needs to tread very carefully here,” ACLU of Pennsylvania legal director
Witold Walczak told the NBC affiliate. He said it would “probably” be feasible
to punish the students for vandalizing school property.
The
district superintendent and district solicitor updated the school’s Facebook
page as the story went viral.
“The Richland School District
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