Apparently, his kid was arrested by AJ Police and was held in detention in Florence all day yesterday. CHarged with Arson. It took all of their savings to get a retainer for an atty.
It gets better. The family is now getting death threats. They were informed by police that there are those trying to find out where the family lives, and are going after them. AJ police stated to the father, there is nothing they can do about it, until someone actually shows up on their property.
Also, there was another kid from the school (Rod, who said he was a "future" Marine) read that letter from the school, forbiding any kid to wear any article of clothing resembling or representing a flag, no matter what country it represents.
He said emphatically, that he *will* wear the US Flag to school Monday.
Apparently this flag burning was near the ROTC table.
My respect for the kids in AJ have grown a hundred fold!
My respect for the kids in AJ have grown a hundred fold!
You are NOT the only one!!!
Bet they'd be safe wearing the UN Flag.
I heard that same radio show and there are more details. This happened before school started. The Mexican kids had brought a Mexican flag to work and ran it up the ROTC flagpole. Some ROTC students went over and asked them to take it down but they wouldn't. So the ROTC guys ran it down, removed it, and gave it back to the Mexicans. As soon as they left, the Mexicans ran it back up the flagpole again. That's when the ROTC kids took it down and burned it, and the scuffling started.
The dad said that his son has been in ROTC for 3 years and is proud of it, planning to be a military officer. Said that the AJ PD decided to make an example of him so charged him with two felony counts - arson and something like interfering with an educational institution.
Since the dad used all of his savings to retain an attorney, I would expect that the radio station would be trying to set up a fund to help defray his costs. If so, Freepers can check back at www.kfyi.com periodically to see if that fund is available.
This makes me angry and I hope the kid is exonerated because in my opinion he and his friends are heroes.
Unbelievable!!! Other than hearing that "a few" students in CA had truant officers after them, I haven't heard much about any consequences for the ANARCHISTS for skipping school, blocking traffic, improperly displaying the American flag, etc. etc.
I am just so tired of the double standard going on in this country.
Pinging to post #366.
The law is being applied exactly wrong, arresting our patriotic kids and letting the invaders go free.
I am wearing the U.S. flag every day, too, everywhere I go, whether it's my big flag pin or flag t-shirts and/or my stars and stripes bandana scarf. I'm even going to buy some more flag clothing and make it my entire wardrobe forever! Putting a new flag out front, decals everywhere!
Thanks for the ping and the awesome report, ks.
We will keep in touch re the battlefronts.
I am fuming with my mouth hanging open...thanks for the ping KS!
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We can help this kid. From what the father (Greg) said over the radio, the familily is extremely humbled by all of the support.
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