Draining The Swamp
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MrFedEx
Engorged Member
Sigh. He was interfering with free speech, so he was actually doing the opposite. Flag etiquette requires that a flag that touches the ground be burned anyway
I don't like flag burning. I do like free speech. The FedEx driver is not a hero.
MrFedEx
Engorged Member
Swamping the drain with garbage appointments that are stupid beyond reason.
Jkloc420
Do you need an air compressor or tire gauge
Actually the people who burned it violated an open burn ordinance. second they put the flag on the ground.
wkmac
Well-Known Member
Trump is by no means "draining the swamp" BUT he is riding the same wave that is the longstanding political tradition of ultimately "sinking the ship" so looking at this from a long view, he is doing some good after all!
BTW: Burning flags is mostly a silly waste of matches just as freaking out about people who burn flags is a silly waste of emotional energy. Flags are pieces of cloth that serve the same purpose that gang colors serve.
BTW: Burning flags is mostly a silly waste of matches just as freaking out about people who burn flags is a silly waste of emotional energy. Flags are pieces of cloth that serve the same purpose that gang colors serve.
DriveInDriveOut
Inordinately Right
The fedx driver who stole their flag committed a theft. What is your point?
Jkloc420
Do you need an air compressor or tire gauge
the people burning got arrested
DriveInDriveOut
Inordinately Right
That's your point? To state a fact that everyone already knows? Bye felicia.
Jkloc420
Do you need an air compressor or tire gauge
I didn't say anything, all I said was I hope tge FedEx guy keeps his job. that's all I care about.
DriveInDriveOut
Inordinately Right
I hope he does too. I also hope the people the FedEx driver assaulted sue and get a big payout. Fedex basically just told all their employees that being a vigilante is acceptable.
Jkloc420
Do you need an air compressor or tire gauge
ok I'll take your word for it
rod
Retired 23 years
who told you that BS?
MrFedEx
Engorged Member
Read up on it. I was taught this in elementary school. If the flag touched the ground, we destroyed it and replaced it. Sacred.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
This would be proper flag etiquette; however, flags are not cheap so, in most cases, they simply carried on as though nothing happened. Kind of like the 5 second rule.
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pickup
Guest
Why would you destroy the ground ? And Sacred? Was this elementary school on church property?
Are you required to destroy the flag if it touches the ground?
The Flag Code states that the flag should not touch anything beneath it, including the ground. This is stated to indicate that care should be exercised in the handling of the flag, to protect it from becoming soiled or damaged. You are not required to destroy the flag when this happens. As long as the flag remains suitable for display, even if washing or dry-cleaning is required, you may continue to display the flag as a symbol of our great country.
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The Flag Code states that the flag should not touch anything beneath it, including the ground. This is stated to indicate that care should be exercised in the handling of the flag, to protect it from becoming soiled or damaged. You are not required to destroy the flag when this happens. As long as the flag remains suitable for display, even if washing or dry-cleaning is required, you may continue to display the flag as a symbol of our great country.
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