Saturday, May 10, 2008

Must not desecrate Mexican flag



You can stomp Old Glory all you like. One of Obama's buddies did it not so long ago (See above). But trash the Mexican flag and the ACLU wants in
"A high school student says he may file a lawsuit against a physical education teacher who took a Mexican flag he had brought for Cinco de Mayo and put it in the garbage. Clint Straatman denies Froylan Camelo's version of events but said he took the flag Monday because "white kids" might have hurt the 16-year-old. He said he put it in a garbage can because he had no place else to keep it.

Camelo said he was changing into gym clothes at Minico High School in Rupert when Straatman told him, "Give me the flag." "I said, 'What's the problem?'" Camelo, speaking in Spanish, told The Times-News of Twin Falls. "He said, 'The problem is that we are in the United States and not in Mexico.' He grabbed it from me. He threw the flag in the garbage can."

Camelo said he then took the undamaged flag out of the garbage. He said he's been contacted by the American Civil Liberties Union and is considering a lawsuit against Straatman.

Camelo and others brought Mexican flags to the south-central Idaho school to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, the May 5 recognition of Mexico's victory over the French army on that day in 1862. About a third of the student body is Hispanic.

Source

Just a small note about Google censorship. The picture above seems to have been censored from their image cache. I did a Google image search for it and could not find it -- despite it being much in the news lately. In response to the search terms "Ayers" with "flag" it should have been at the top of the page. I guess it is pretty red-hot so Google seem to have done their best to keep it from our eyes.

Maybe after they read this they will restore it. They do seem to respond to criticisms I make of them. I guess they have a team monitoring all adverse mentions of them. They probably search for combinations of the terms "Google" and "evil" -- as critics of Google often mock their proclaimed policy of not being evil.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

More of a free speech issue than the desecration of the Mexican flag. It reads the student is angry that the teacher took the flag away.

Anonymous said...

Mr. Straatman should be given a medal. If "Americans" displayed as much respect for our flag as foreigners do for theirs, these kids wouldn't pull this kind of crap! You can bet the ACLU will push this kid to sue. I just hope Mr. Straatman has notified I.C.E. as to the possible presence of illegals in this school.

Anonymous said...

As the world takes more notice of the fact that America is now a nation of weak, mindless sheep, things like this will happen more and more! The proof is in the fact that we not only tolerate an "openly anti-American" organization like the ACLU, but in fact support them with our tax money! The American sheeple deserve no better.

Anonymous said...

"If "Americans" displayed as much respect for our flag as foreigners do for theirs, these kids wouldn't pull this kind of crap!"

I've always found it strange that Americans [apparently] consider it to be OK for their athletes to use the flag - a symbol of a nation and all it stands for - as a towel after winning a race. The first thing these sprinters do after crossing the goal line is grab a flag from their coaches and use it to cover their sweaty bodies. Sometimes they even let the flag touch the ground because it's too big for them to handle or their arms get tired.

Unfortunately this habit of desecrating the flag is spreading and we can now see it practiced by athletes of all persuasions. I'd still prefer using a small national flag on a stick, though.

And the 1st anonymous seems to be right. This is more about the fact that the teacher took the flag away than about it ending up in garbage.

Anonymous said...

Cinco De mayo is said to be about kicking the French out of Mexico and while that is true, it ain’t all that happened!

Mexico borrowed a lot of money from France and when it came time to pay it back, Mexico said no. The French came in and took over. No more super benefits for the government and that started the movement to force the French out and that succeeded.

So in reality what Cinco De Mayo stands for is borrowing money, not paying it back and then beating up the guys that strong arm the money back!

Mobius

Anonymous said...

Most people don’t know that back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England.

In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, México, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York. This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to México. But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York. The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost.

The people of México, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day. The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, of course, as Sinko de Mayo.

Ziggy

Anonymous said...

LMAO! Excellent!

Anonymous said...

Confiscating the flag is one thing, but it should have been returned to the sudent at the end of the school day. This is a violation of private property rights, what's next? Are they gonna throw cellphones in the garbage?

Hershel

Anonymous said...

The Flag Code - Respect for Flag

No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America; the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing. Regimental colors, State flags, and organization or institutional flags are to be dipped as a mark of honor.

(a) The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.

(b) The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise.

(c) The flag should never be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free.

(d) The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery. It should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free.

Bunting of blue, white, and red always arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and the red below, should be used for covering a speaker's desk, draping the front of the platform, and for decoration in general.

(e) The flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a manner as to permit it to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any way.

(f) The flag should never be used as a covering for a ceiling.

(g) The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature.

(h) The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything.

(i) The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. It should not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkin or boxes or anything that is designed for temporary use and discard. Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.

(j) No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform. However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations. The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing. Therefore, the lapel flag pin being a replica, should be worn on the left lapel near the heart.

(k) The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.

Source: The American Legion

Abbie Hoffmann:
http://media.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2005/jun/flag/corbis/hoffman200_beo22885.jpg

Anonymous said...

We can't have it both ways. If we think the prof that lead a group to pull up crosses at a pro life display was wrong we also have to think this teacher is wrong. It is not a free speech issue, it is a property rights issue.

Anonymous said...

Yahoo had it (Ayers trangression) right at the top, as you thought it would be.

http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/August-2001/No-Regrets/