"Fake Marine In Reno, Gets Called Out By Female - Claims He Is On High Alert"

The guy has an obvious mental problem... Although I do not condone his wearing of the uniform, I think she went as little overboard. Call him out and/or call the police and move on. Having such an argument in public is not a good course of action.

Even with the contempt I have for stolen valor, this woman bothered me more than the man in the outdated Marine uniform. From the first time he speaks it seems apparent that he is either suffering from a mental disorder or is intoxicated. Obviously, he wasn't called back to service and told to report in his outdated uniform. That part is clearly a lie, and probably the rest of his story, but neither she nor any of us have any way of knowing this man’s veteran status with certainty. I wholeheartedly support any service member, veteran or civilian that chooses to confront a person they suspect of stolen valor. I would however urge people to use caution when doing so. Many of us have strong emotions attached to this issue, and I can easily envision a situation where an emotionally charged individual with the best of intentions, escalates one of these confrontations to a point where they themselves are at risk of legal trouble, whether criminal or civil. My issue is not with her confronting him, it is with the manner in which she confronts him. It seems this woman was more concerned with recording the next internet hit than defending the sanctity of the uniform. Does her verbal assault truly do anything to correct the situation? If her motivations for the confrontation were pure then why the need to attack him on camera? Does anyone actually believe that publicly shaming these people will deter them or others from stealing valor? We have all seen the repeat offenders on social media and sites like Guardian of Valor. I’m a fan of Guardian of Valor, and I do see value on getting these images and stories out there, as a way for the public to be made aware of scammers in their area. I do however question what it says about our community when so many of these videos involve people who seem to be enjoying the opportunity to attack someone. Why not politely ask a few questions to determine the validity of his claims, and then if she still suspected a crime was committed, report it to the authorities? I would also note that for it to be a crime he would have to gain a benefit or something of value from those lies.

This looks more like mental illness and not stolen valor.

So...
Old boy is on high alert...
Any real Marine would have had more discipline than this drunken tool did.

As for the woman...
"My boyfriend is in the Army" - translation, I am a USMC uniform expert; look at my impeccable credentials!
Bad form, all the way around. Embarrassing for all concerned.

The guy isn't all there, videos like this say more about the people who post them then the subject of the video. The chances are that this phony Marine is to the point that he is beyond shaming, and thats all this is doing.
It also does no good to threaten to call the cops in a case like this. He is not going to be arrested, because he is not breaking the law. He is making a spectical of himself, but anyone with any brains will know he is a liar.
The best thing to do in this case is just tell him he looks like a clown and walk away. If he was trying to solicit funds for a veterans cause or bilk a charity then it would be something to call the cops about.

man i cannot stand vertical videos

This woman does not even know what the stolen valor law is, but this guy might be a former solder with some mental issues. He is clearly confused a bit. My friend's uncle was a winch operator on a blackhawk helicopter and was injured badly in a hard landing. He developed a mental illness from the impact and became confused and would talk about his past service in the Vietnam war, except it was his father's past service he was referring too but as his own. Wearing BDUs is not a crime. I have seen too many legitimate veterans get called out by people that never served. People should know the stolen valor law before they make such challenges. I saw some crazy lady go ape shit on two hunters at McDonald's, they were in full real trees camos and had Remington rifle pins on their collar she mistook as rank insignia and she claimed they were impersonating snipers. It was hilarious cause when she threatened to call the cops, in the end it turned out they were off duty police and asked her which law they were violating. She said the law that says you can't wear combat uniforms in the city. I wish I had a video camera at the time. That was about 10 years ago. They let her rant until she knocked over one of their coffee cups. That is when one of the employees stepped in and asked her to leave or she would call the police on her, that is when the officers flashed their badges.

"Hey, no...my boyfriend and my hus...friend...." anybody else catch the fact that she is a Jody calling people out for having a mental illness?

OK I don't think the guy is a Marine either but it sounds like there is something wrong with him maybe mentally on top of that no one needs to use that much profanity when calling someone out.

Our politicians (some of whom claim Native American heritage they don't possess, and some of whom are veterans claiming to have been awarded medals they didn't earn), voted not that long ago to make it a lesser offense for those putting on the uniform and pretending to be something they are not.

??? Why would they do that?!!

Were they afraid of being held liable for their own dishonesty and lack of integrity? When people put on the uniform to try and get special perks and discounts, that just takes their offense to the next level -- to fraud!

Well it seems our lawmakers don't have the stomach to hold themselves accountable for anything, so why hold people accountable for Stolen Valor, which some of them are guilty of... Apparently they have a soft spot for liars and might feel bad punishing someone for doing the same kind of thing they did in order to get elected.

* edited to fix grammar and make response more readable