How To Make People Respect The American Flag

Is it possible those showing disrespect to the flag just need to be educated about the symbolism?

Justin King
作者 Justin King
Ferguson Nationwide Protests

The Fourth of July. The most American of days. If you left your home or scrolled your social media accounts, you undoubtedly saw disrespect towards the American flag. It isn’t a new expression of speech, but it is certainly more widespread today than in years past. So the question arises: how can you make people respect the flag? First, let’s

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Trump Proposes Jail Or Loss Of Citizenship For Burning American Flag

US President-elect Donald Trump proposed on Tuesday to punish US citizens for burning the US flag by revoking their citizenship or by imprisonment.

Sputnik News
作者 Sputnik News
Ferguson Nationwide Protests

US President-elect Donald Trump proposed on Tuesday to punish US citizens for burning the US flag by revoking their citizenship or by imprisonment. The statement followed the series of flag burning incidents in the United States as an expression of protest by the US citizens who oppose Donald Trump’s win in the presidential election. In Los

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Police Arrest Man ‘For His Own Protection’ After He Burned American Flag

Police are claiming they were forced to arrest Mellott and charge him with a felony — to protect him.

Matt Agorist
作者 Matt Agorist

Urbana, IL — On the 4th of July, countless Facebook users donned their digital pitchforks and torches and praised the arrest and felony charge against 22-year-old Bryton Mellott. His crime? Posting a picture of himself with a burning american flag. A short time after he posted the photo on Facebook, Mellott was swarmed with online attacks and

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Teacher Fired For Stepping On American Flag During Free Speech Lesson

The Downstate school board voted to dismiss the teacher over the incident in May.

Associated Press
作者 Associated Press

A teacher in eastern Illinois has been fired for stepping on a small U.S. flag during a lesson on free speech. The Martinsville School District board voted 6-0 to fire English teacher Jordan Parmenter. Martinsville is about 80 miles southeast of Champaign near the Indiana state line. The district had placed Parmenter on leave after the May 15

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