Posted on 09/05/2010 8:40:54 AM PDT by markomalley
A Colorado high school student wants an explanation from school officials after reportedly being told by security guards to remove American flags from his truck because they might make other students uncomfortable.
Jeremy Stoppel told Denver's KMGH-TV he received a ticket at Northglenn High School last Thursday for squealing his tires and subsequently had his parking lot pass suspended for two weeks. But he also was told by a campus security guard to remove two U.S. flags -- each 3-by-5 feet -- from the bed of his pickup truck.
"She said I should take my flags down. She said this is a school that focuses on diversity and she doesn't want anyone to feel uncomfortable," Stoppel told KMGH-TV. "How do you suppose anyone would feel uncomfortable in America with an American flag? That's where I'm confused."
Stoppel said he began flying the flags last week and wants to keep them for the upcoming 9/11 anniversary in honor of his cousin who is serving in the Navy. Stoppel and his father now want an apology from the security supervisor.
"To me, she's just threatening him, hoping that she can just bully him so he'll just take 'em down and just put his tail between his legs and say, 'I'm done. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry,' Dan Stoppel told the station. "And that's just not gonna happen."
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So what if HE is uncomfortable WITHOUT his American Flags?
ML/NJ
Perhaps she (the security guard) should get a talking to by a policeman with an American flag patch on his shoulder.
He should have told her “These colors don’t run” as he opened a six pack of Whoop Arse.
The better question would be why or if she has or hasn’t one on her uniform.
I’m going to visit Principal Lindimore on Tuesday and thank her for her stand on this. We need more like her.
Sounds like those suffering from Flagophobia might need to go back to where they came from. If they want to be "comfortable", that's probably the best place for them.
This old lady had 4 boys and 1 girl all in their teens at the same time...you don't survive by being wussy.
I get so sick and tired of government control freaks.
Yep, that’s what Fox reported, although didn’t directly say Mex.
This was just some security Rent-a-Pig, with Highway flagman mentality and the school is going to have a talk with security apparently in favor of the student.
Good for you all..We fly our Texas flag and US flag..
You might want to ask your government, that has rolled out the red carpet for millions of illegal aliens from Mexico.
This desecration of our flag occurred on the main lawn directly in front of the Arizona Capital building on 7-31-2010....All caught on video.
These illegals and their Mexican pro-illegal alien supporters, spray painted, "Burn this racist city to the ground" and placed a toilet seat on Old Glory as they walked all over our flag....
Maybe the security guards are illegal immigrants.
I’ve said this before: one good idea from Mao: reeducation camps. Except this time, for liberals, PC police, apologists, bedwetters, apparatchiks, and so on. Obama didn’t start this; this crap has been getting worse for 40+ years, and I think that the blowback potential has finally hit critical mass.
Zero tolerance for bullying; unless it’s the liberal idiots runing the school doing the bullying, then it’s OK.
A talking too wil lnot do -
This was an attempted civil rights violation.
How can we expect this security guard to continue in her job - when it is clear that she is biased, and anti-American.
Is she also anti-white?
Let’s have her records - to be certain.
Or let her resign.
Same for whoever made the mistake of hiring her.
“She said I should take my flags down. She said this is a school that focuses on diversity and she doesn’t want anyone to feel uncomfortable,”
What about the student Jeremy’s comfort level? Isn’t he part of that wonderful diversity and entitled to some comfort, too? Maybe he likes the flags because they’re comforting.
I know. It’s only the comfort levels of the “diversity” that matters in this PC insane world now, not the comfort levels of Americans.
Way to go Jeremy! Good video with good reporting, very refreshing, also Jeremy speaks well, a real plus.
Here in our little piece of Texas, occasionally local HS kids will put the same size flag (3X5) on their p/u and drive around like Jeremy, it’s a hoot, it always puts a grin on my face.
“Diversity” be damned.
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