"however further investigation by Guardian of Valor revealed Cipriani was Hoover’s manufactured identity and not a real person at all."
So I guess if you dress up like GI JOE for halloween you could face 20 years behind bars.
This will be thrown out by a higher court as it should be.
No, there was personal and financial gain in this Stolen Valor case. Read the article.
You're not really getting the concept. It's not about impersonating a specific person, it's about impersonating ANY active military or Veteran who has earned the right to wear their rank designation, unit insignias, badges, and medals. It is very much "stolen" for whatever reasons.
So I guess if you dress up like GI JOE for halloween you could face 20 years behind bars."
Apples and Oranges.
This will be thrown out by a higher court as it should be."
Just by writing the above you dishonor millions who have kept you and yours safe by their gallantry, dedication, and valor. This is not the small deal you think it is. You may be on the wrong forum.
“Please tell me how does one “steal” valor of a fictitious person?”
You don’t steal the valor of a person.
You steal valor by pretending to valor that you never demonstrated.
Perhaps an award like a silver star doesn’t mean anything to you, but there are those who believe that pretending to have awards that one never earned is scurrilous, contemptible, dishonorable in the extreme.
No way it is protected by the constitution.