I'm surprised that the cop assisted them, and did not arrest them. I'd sure like to hear more about the cop's involvement. Was he acting on his own, or was he enforcing some state flag law?
I heard this morning on local conservative talk radio that this is common practice/protocol when ambassadors from other countries come to visit the state capitol.
However, what makes it really strange is that the ambassador had left the state capitol late Friday afternoon and they were planning to leave the foreign flag flying until Monday morning.