Posted on Aug 18, 2016
Army Vet Arrested For Hanging US Flag Upside Down. But Did He Commit A Crime?
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If he had placed the upside down flag ahead of the Chinese flag, would there have been anything said about it. Probably so. The law states he broke the law. But, since he is having problems with an oil company trespassing on his property, I possibly could understand the flag being upside down as a distress signal.
Army veteran is claiming he did nothing illegal after being arrested for hanging a U.S. flag upside down on his property in Somers, Iowa.
According to Fox News, Homer Martz had raised the upside down flag beneath a Chinese flag to protest an oil pipeline being built without his consent next to a well that supplies water to his home.
Army veteran is claiming he did nothing illegal after being arrested for hanging a U.S. flag upside down on his property in Somers, Iowa.
According to Fox News, Homer Martz had raised the upside down flag beneath a Chinese flag to protest an oil pipeline being built without his consent next to a well that supplies water to his home.
Army Vet Arrested For Hanging US Flag Upside Down. But Did He Commit A Crime?
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People burn it, walk on it, wipe their ass with it, but a Vet flies the Flag Upside down (which we all know means distress) and gets arrested? WTF is going on with this country? Some people have their priorities out of order.
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SPC Jonathan Schmidt
Some people get arrested for burning it as well. It just depends on the city and police department. The city will likely lose but the vet still has to take time and money to fight it.
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PO1 Richard Cormier
Curious as to what the "Charge" will be. He was in distress, Big business was polluting his land and possibly his drinking water....
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I agree with all of you. I've seen protesters burn the American flag, and nothing was done about it. I don't agree flying the Chinese flag.
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Did He commit a crime... Hell No... He just signaled He felt, He and or the Nation was operating Under duress... where is the Problem... what Crime did he commit...???
Piss Me off and Run the "3% er" Back Up Inverted...
Go ahead and say something to me... Dude I literally have 40 acres and a Back Hoe...
During The Second term of Bush #43 there were large amounts of Flags Flying upside Down in Hot Beds of Liberalism and Total Stupidity... Asheville, Chapel Hill, and areas in and around Charlotte , Cary and Durham... here in NC.
No One said or did a thing...
1... the First Amendment ...
and 2 ... several Sheriff's Department made the Statement ... "These Idiots are entitled to their Own Brand Of Stupidity"...
Piss Me off and Run the "3% er" Back Up Inverted...
Go ahead and say something to me... Dude I literally have 40 acres and a Back Hoe...
During The Second term of Bush #43 there were large amounts of Flags Flying upside Down in Hot Beds of Liberalism and Total Stupidity... Asheville, Chapel Hill, and areas in and around Charlotte , Cary and Durham... here in NC.
No One said or did a thing...
1... the First Amendment ...
and 2 ... several Sheriff's Department made the Statement ... "These Idiots are entitled to their Own Brand Of Stupidity"...
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SGT (Join to see)
SFC George Smith, I have a flag pole in my front yard. I had put a new American flag on and my wife and I left the house. When we got back I saw the flag upside down. I said holy shit, my flags upside down. I couldn't get to it fast enough to change it. I wonderd what my neighbors must of thought about that.
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I'll agree with you Keith. He was only trying to figure a way to protect what is his.
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SGT (Join to see)
I'd be POed too. I didn't know oil well companies could just take your property. Plus he wrote that he wasn't notified.
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