Posted on Apr 24, 2015

Frat boys spit on wounded vet, urinate on American flag! What are your thoughts?

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Here is an article that has infuriated me beyond comprehension. It is not the content but the actions of the individuals who perpetrated the act. Veterans we have a voice it is time we use it within our government. Do you fellow veterans realize that less than 15% of congress has served in the military. Do you want to know why our voices never get heard. Now the younger generations of this great nation are treating our veterans who have bled for this nation and in cases died for this nation with disrespect and distaste. An Oh what about the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff trivializing the losses of life and limb it took to secure Ramadi. It kills me when one of our own, the senior leader within the military, trivializes the losses our military have taken during the most recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. If that were done to Bastogne or Normandy there would have been serious repercussions. Here only a letter of apology to a mother who had the guts to stand up and say what was in her heart.
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/04/24/frat-boys-spit-on-wounded-vet-urinate-on-american-flag/

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Capt (Join to see)

Posted >1 y ago

I think I too would be in jail had I witnessed this.

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SrA (Join to see)

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i would be there with you Capt, that is uncalled for

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1SG Scott MacGregor

Posted >1 y ago

Round them all up and send them to basic training...old school!

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PO2 Thatch Towlerton

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true to that. I wish Everybody had to do a 2yr in a branch of the service. They would appreciate there freedom and respect their vets. just my opinion

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SSgt Marshall Franklin

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yeah my grandfather called my basic training Boy Scout camp. he went through basic training in 1930 something, I believe that's when the drill sergeants could beat the living crap out of you and leave you bleeding on the floor.

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MSG Brad Sand

Posted >1 y ago

Sometimes, I miss the good old days...days when a story like this would have had a bunch of drunk frat boys get their asses handed to them by a bunch of scared and injured old men and when the police got there, the frat boys would have a bonding night in jail.

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MSG Brad Sand

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SN Michael Figueras

Yes, but someone let them change? I think too many people have become afraid to tell the truth and just stand up for what is right.

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SFC Douglas Davis

Posted >1 y ago

This is the entitled generation they go to school party. Then move home because they are to lazy to find a job any job. This Frat should be removed from both Universities and the students involved kicked out of school. They should also be given no government monies until they have shown proper remorse. Say volunteering at a hospital with many disabled Vets. We as a society must quit making excuses for them and start administering hard justice. Time for them to grow up.

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SSG Trevor S.

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There are various crimes that should be prosecuted in this case, assuming the story is true.

1. Cruelty to animals
828.12 Cruelty to animals.—
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0800-0899/0828/Sections/0828.12.html

2. Mistreating the disabled. - Hate Crime - Spitting on the disabled Veteran that required a service dog.
775.085 Evidencing prejudice while committing offense; reclassification.—
App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.085.html

3. Indecent exposure - during the process of urinating on the Flag.
800.03 Exposure of sexual organs.
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=indecent+exposure&URL=0800-0899/0800/Sections/0800.03.html

4. Battery - for throwing beer on the Veteran(s) and physically harming them.
784.03 Battery; felony battery.—
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=battery&URL=0700-0799/0784/Sections/0784.03.html

5. Assault - for creating a situation that would be reasonably be assumed to be physically hostile.
784.011 Assault.—
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=assault&URL=0700-0799/0784/Sections/0784.011.html

Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes : Online SunshineThe Florida StatutesF.S. 828.12

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SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.

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WOW! I think that's the first time I've seen the words "assuming it is true" used here at RP.
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SSG Trevor S.

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We defended even these frat boys to have the ability to be "innocent until proven guilty", SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.

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SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.

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Yea .. and it would be a shame if they tripped over a cigarette butt on the way to the Courts Martial.

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Capt Richard I P.

Posted >1 y ago

Sgt Scott Cheek is interested in organizing a protest:
https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/who-wants-to-join-a-rally-against-zeta-beta-tau-at-emory

Who wants to join a rally against Zeta Beta Tau at Emory? | RallyPoint

Has anyone seen the news where memebers of the above fraternity spit, threw beers on wounded veterans and pissed on the American flag? I'm looking for memebers to help me rally against this fraternity at Emory Univerity in Atlanta. There needs to be attention on this issue!Any takers? Spread the word. Once we get enough support we can set a time

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SFC Boots Attaway

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I wish I lived close enough to go there just to piss them off.

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SFC Stephen King

Posted >1 y ago

I am so diappointed with today's college students. If I witnessed this I be needing to also make a phone call. I support freedom but this draws the line.

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MSgt Jeff S.

Posted >1 y ago

Camp Rudder is not far away from Panama City. Perhaps these young men would accept an invitation to drink some beers and have a rousing political discussion with the fine young soldiers who are in the home stretch for their Ranger tab.

I'd pay money to see that ....

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SFC Michael Hasbun

Posted >1 y ago

Tangentially related and well stated...

http://www.mintpressnews.com/what-you-arent-being-told-about-the-valdosta-flag-incident/204576/

VIDEO: What You Aren’t Being Told About The Valdosta Flag Incident

The flag is a symbol. You cannot honor the symbol while destroying the very thing it is supposed to symbolize.

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CPT Zachary Brooks

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Sounds like a solid write up and also accurate. She was the one in the wrong in that situation and should have been charged with attempted theft and resisting arrest.

Not that I can't find (with my own opinion) the protestors to be complete morons and disrespectful pricks...

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SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.

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Ms. Manhart has a history of having (as my CO would say) issues.
Perhaps she misses the limelight.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Manhart

Michelle Manhart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Michelle Denis Cross-Manhart (née Hubbard; born October 20, 1976),[1] better known as Michelle Manhart, is a former United States Air Force Military Training Instructor who was based at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, and held the rank of Staff Sergeant. In January 2007 she was relieved of duty and placed under investigation for posing nude in Playboy magazine.[2] She was subsequently demoted to Senior Airman, but chose...

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MSgt (Join to see)

Posted >1 y ago

It's disgusting, but it's symptomatic of America today. Not just for vets but for everyone - a total lack of respect.

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