Posted on Apr 6, 2014
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<div>Though serving I don't believe i'm a true patriot. But I will defend the flag, this country and allies, and more importantly basic moral fundamentals. I believe this veteran is wrong even before the law steps in. To me he disrespected us Veterans and the country as a whole by not showing the Mexican flag the same respect as ours. Of course also damaging private property. What do you guys think??</div>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3HVaC_czx4<div class="pta-link-card"><div class="pta-link-card-picture"><img src="https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/f3HVaC_czx4/hqdefault.jpg"></div><div class="pta-link-card-content"><div class="pta-link-card-title"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3HVaC_czx4">US Veteran Cuts Down Mexican and American Flags with knife in front of TV Crew</a></div><div class="pta-link-card-description">US Veteran Jim Brossard responded to a Mexican business disrespecting the American flag by cutting the flags down and taking the American flag home with him....</div></div><div style="clear:both"></div><div class="pta-box-hide"><i class="icon-remove"></i></div></div>
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I think the veteran had the right intent, but his actions were a little much.  He could have simply lowered the flags, then raised them in the correct order.

In all honesty, I would be pretty upset if I saw this too.  I don't think the veteran should have cut them down, thrown the Mexican flag on the ground, and walked off with the American flag.  I know I don't know the whole story, just what was presented by the news, but the veteran could have simply told the establishment owner that what he was doing was illegal and help him fix it, not get confrontational about it.
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SGT Dylan Epp
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This is America last I checked. No flag should ever be flown above Old Glory. However I would've just lowered them and raised them back up in the correct order.
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Cpl Chris Rice
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Disrespecting another nation is not respecting our nation. I am from Reno, and this is the ridiculous shit that happens there all the time. Yet the Irish pubs in Reno screw this up too you don't see this guy out there cutting down there flags. This guy spent his entire morning talking shit on local talk radio, and never went and told the owners of the establishment their mistake. He got enough publicity to get local news to watch, and the bar had to close down because they were receiving death threats after the incident in which they were the victims of a vandal.
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