Posted on 10/03/2007 3:00:52 PM PDT by kellynla
After hearing a Reno bar was flying a Mexican flag above a U.S. flag, an angered U.S. Army veteran took matters into his own hands, drove to the site and cut down the banners in front of a stunned group of Hispanic patrons.
Reno television station KRNV, which was there to document Jim Broussard's act of defiance, noted the U.S. code prohibits raising the flag of any other nations above Old Glory.
Broussard pulled up in his truck to the Cantina El Jaripeo near downtown Reno yesterday, cut the rope that anchored the flags and pulled them down from a makeshift flagpole.
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He left the Mexican flag on the ground and, with the U.S. flag in hand, turned to the KRNV cameraman:
U.S. military vet, with U.S. flag in hand, displays knife he used to cut it down
"I'm Jim Broussard," he said, "and I took this flag down in honor of my country with … a knife from the United States Army. I'm a veteran, I'm not going to see this done to my country. If they want to fight us, then they need to be men, and they need to come and fight us. But I want somebody to fight me for this flag. They're not going to get it back."
The KRNV footage shows a Hispanic man, possibly the bar owner, picking up the Mexican flag after Broussard briskly walks past him down the street to his truck.
Later, Broussard, told nationally syndicated talk-radio host Mike Gallagher he took action after hearing on a local talk station that the flags had been flying all day.
U.S. military veteran cuts American flag from rope after it was flown below a Mexican flag
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Where’s the fence?
Ain’t American grand? Love it!
>>Comemierda, cabron
Hey nice response.......what’s that, mes-can
"A University of New Mexico student who faces a misdemeanor criminal charge for ripping down a Mexican flag opted Wednesday to place his case in the hands of a jury. Peter Lynch's attorney, John D'Amato, requested a jury trial for his client during a bond arraignment hearing at Metropolitan Court. The jury trial is set for Nov. 19.
He was allowed to remain out of jail on his own recognizance.
Lynch, who has entered a not guilty plea, faces up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $500 if he is convicted.
"It's only solely about the American flag and what it represents as a symbol," D'Amato said as he and Lynch made their way to an elevator after the hearing. Lynch declined to comment outside the courtroom."
May God Bless You sir. You have my support.
Is there a new thread on that jury story?
No, I just posted the link and just ran a search on the title...there are several related threads. Feel free to start a thread if you like.
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