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Flag of Mexico Flown Illegally Over Reno Business
Channel 4 KRNV ^ | 10/2/2007 | Greg Knight

Posted on 10/02/2007 2:27:32 PM PDT by Altura Ct.

This afternoon we received a call from a viewer who said a business near downtown Reno was flying a Mexican flag above an American flag... which is in fact illegal.

This, after photos and comments about the flag were posted on Craigslist this morning. When we were able to have a photographer go and check everything out we found the story to be true.

It also didn t take long before the situation provoked a strong reaction. We are now going to show you , unedited, what happened. Click on the video to see what happened.

Video here:

http://tinyurl.com/yvtbst


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Mexico; News/Current Events; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: aliens; cwii; immigrantlist; immigrants; immigration; mexico; sedition; treason
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To: silentreignofheroes
fold it proper later,,get it out of the enemies hands first,,,did’nt touch the ground..

Yep. Besides, the gentleman's other hand was obviously full of milspec Ka-Bar.

121 posted on 10/02/2007 4:42:02 PM PDT by Charles Martel (The Tree of Liberty thirsts.)
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To: GOPmember

You should forward this little tidbit to that news station.
Nice find.


122 posted on 10/02/2007 4:45:56 PM PDT by donnab (Saving liberal brains...one moron at a time.)
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To: Lorianne

Lorianne, you don’t know an invasion when it hits you square in the face.


123 posted on 10/02/2007 4:48:48 PM PDT by ought-six ("Give me liberty, or give me death!")
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To: Lorianne
Taking down the flags is vandalism.

No!

It was an act of patriotic heroism.

You want to fly that POS Mexican flag over MY flag?

I think not!

I'm one of those "rough men", that stood ready to do harm to those that would disturb our way of life and without whom, you would not have had the peaceful sleep you enjoyed.

And although I'm retired, now, I still stand ready to do harm to those that would desecrate my flag, if need be.

That piece of cloth is many things to me, not the least of which is the fact that it is representative of every thing good about my beloved country. When I see it proudly waving in a slight breeze, I am reminded of the great men that formed the republic for which it stands.

Sounds corny, huh? But I have shed my life-blood for that flag, I would do so again, for if I ever allowed that flag to be disrespected and desecrated in my presence and stood idle and did not defend it, then I may as well be dead and all my ideals die with me. I suspect the brave man in the video felt the same way.

Vandalism, you say?

No, my dear...vandalism would be if the hero in the clip had ripped the pole off the building, kicked a hole in the side of the building, urinated on the POS Mexican flag and then wrapped the owner in the flag before igniting it.

That would have been vandalism...and damned funny, too.

You,...and all the other kumbayah-chanting, birkenstock-wearing free-loving hippies need to wake up and see that our beloved country is being invaded.

We are fighting on two fronts: the illegal mexican invaders that suck the taxes out of our pockets via their abuse of our medical facilities and welfare agencies and the insidious invasion by the islamic/muslim nutballs with their koran and their jihadist crap.

But no, you'll never see it.

Not as long as you're blinded by your "free speech" silliness.

If you really, really think that flying the mex flag above the Flag of the United States of America, in America, is a "free speech" issue, then, darling, all I can say is...You, Jane Fonda and John F'n Kerry need to get together and form a Mutual Admiration Society.

As for me, and my kind, we'll keep on keeping on, laying waste to your version of "free speech" and making sure the mex flag or the islamic/muslamic flag stays exactly where it needs to be: below the Flag of the United States of America and beneath my heel.

I salute the brave man in the video.

I also pledge here and now, that if he is arrested for "vandalism", I will pay his legal fees to defend himself in whatever court of law necessary.

I've also got a crisp, new one-hundred dollar bill that says he will never be convicted by a jury of his peers.

What have you got?

124 posted on 10/02/2007 4:55:23 PM PDT by OldSmaj (Death to islam. I am now and will always be, a sworn enemy of all things muslim.)
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To: Lorianne
But vandalizing people’s private property, as far as I’m aware, is still against the law.

For it to be defined as vandalism, it has to be a lawful commercial expression, in compliance with local ordnances. Let's exclude what these banners were, and instead look at the local ordnances. Displaying of a banner over a commercial enterprise requires a permit in Reno, Nevada. I'm sure a check of the proper licensing bureau will show that no banner permits were filed for the display in question. Whereas an American flag would traditionally be ignored by any code enforcement officers, it is still not a legally proper display at a business without the requisite permit.

Removal of an illegal display would only create the liability of actual damages. IE: If I hang a banner in front of my business that drapes across a handicapped parking stall, and a van busted it down pulling into the space, my actual 'loss' would entail the string that held it up.

So the Vet in question had a liability of five bucks, the actual 'loss' of the flag, the owner would have to demonstrate that they received zero compensation from that loss (an impossible thing to prove, but I guarantee that there are those in Reno right now who are going to his business because of the publicity of the news story), so his actual 'losses' are zero.

Now, if you were talking about someone's home where this occurred, my stance (and I'm pretty sure most everyone elses' on this board) would be completely different.

125 posted on 10/02/2007 4:57:17 PM PDT by kingu (No, I don't use sarcasm tags - it confuses people.)
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To: Charles Martel

Here
And the dude had it up ,Bet that Mex forgot how to speak spanish ..


126 posted on 10/02/2007 4:58:30 PM PDT by silentreignofheroes (When the Last Two Prophets are taken, there will be no Tommorrow!)
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To: OldSmaj

I’m right there beside you.


127 posted on 10/02/2007 5:03:24 PM PDT by ought-six ("Give me liberty, or give me death!")
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To: Millers Cave

“Was anyone else disturbed by the way he man-handled the U.S. flag? I mean, he shoved it under his armpit like it was a balled-up rag.”

The armpit of a patriotic veteran is ABSOLUTELY a better place for the flag than flying under a Meskin flag. Get your priorities straight!


128 posted on 10/02/2007 5:05:07 PM PDT by antisocial (Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
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To: OldSmaj

But how do your really feel, Sarge?

I really wish you wouldn’t bottle up your feelings.

;-P

Seriously, this event, and the recent similar one at the New Mexico college, shows that real Americans in the Southwest have had more than enough. Our political class better start paying attention.


129 posted on 10/02/2007 5:08:58 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: Lorianne
If true, the issue should be resolved in court, not by juvenille emotional tantrums.

I say its about time somebody threw a tantrum

Let the mexicans go home and clean up their own country instead of trying to screw over Uncle Sam

130 posted on 10/02/2007 5:09:05 PM PDT by Charlespg (Peace= When we trod the ruins of Mecca and Medina under our infidel boots.)
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To: OneHun
Worst, they (liberals) want to force me to follow their stupidity

Right, because if we don't, we're all just big bad intolerant meanies, and Oh Dear we can't have that now

131 posted on 10/02/2007 5:09:32 PM PDT by Regulator (Just Another Intolerant Meanie)
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To: Smogger

Well, if the guy who took down the Mex flag gets in trouble, I will donate to his defense fund. Personally, I want my country back and I want it back now...


132 posted on 10/02/2007 5:09:39 PM PDT by alarm rider (Why should I not vote my conscience?)
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To: missnry
You got the wrong guy's face for Uncle Sam.

The guy you got would probably arrest Jim Bronson for being mean to one of his precious buddies from South of the so-called border.

133 posted on 10/02/2007 5:17:01 PM PDT by Regulator
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To: Altura Ct.
Who is this Lorianne?   I feel a bad smell of a liberal or sick aclu member, coming out from my computer!  I have to reboot it now!   Twisted and all over the place theoretical thinking just clogged up my system.

 

134 posted on 10/02/2007 5:17:29 PM PDT by OneHun
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To: Lorianne

Twice I’ve deleted this message. The nicest thing I can find to say is when you find a country you love, you should go there.


135 posted on 10/02/2007 5:26:42 PM PDT by ozarkgirl
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To: OldSmaj

136 posted on 10/02/2007 5:28:16 PM PDT by 2nd amendment mama ( www.2asisters.org | Self defense is a basic human right!)
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To: donna
And by the way, yesterday afternoon, I called the owner of Cantina El Jaripeo,

Good job!

137 posted on 10/02/2007 5:31:15 PM PDT by ozarkgirl
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To: Old Sarge

God Bless our Military!


138 posted on 10/02/2007 5:32:51 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: Lorianne
I do, however, know our Constitution and I uphold its principles. You apparently do not.

It is quite obvious to everyone here that you do not love this Country that gave you the right to say the horrible things you say about it.

Yes, you have a right to say what you do but that doesn't mean we Americans have to like you because we do not.

139 posted on 10/02/2007 5:45:11 PM PDT by ozarkgirl
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To: Lorianne
"So much for rule of law then. It’s a free for all!"

That did it!

It's been a "free for all" when it comes to the Hispanics in this country for years now, if you haven't noticed??

To hell with what's political correct. It's destroying us. Illegal is Illegal, and just because foreigners plead ignorance when it comes to OUR laws, doesn't make it right. If they want to "honor" their country above ours, they should leave.

Stand up for America and your fellow countryman. Stand up for this BRAVE American Veteran. God Bless Him!!

sw

140 posted on 10/02/2007 5:47:29 PM PDT by spectre (spectre's wife (Susan Estrich, "Hillary sucks all the oxygen out of the room".)
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