Councilman destroys confederate flags from graves (soldiers, racism, treason, fence)

[sailordave]

Councilman removes Confederate flags from graves | Opelika-Auburn News
When he hears about and sees the confederate flags on the graves of veterans of the confederation he walks up to the graves ripping them out the ground and breaking some of them in half because "he was offended". I'll hold my breath on if the police will charge him with theft and destruction of private property.

[Stac2007]

Originally Posted by sailordave

Councilman removes Confederate flags from graves | Opelika-Auburn News
When he hears about and sees the confederate flags on the graves of veterans of the confederation he walks up to the graves ripping them out the ground and breaking some of them in half because "he was offended". I'll hold my breath on if the police will charge him with theft and destruction of private property.

Who does this piece of scum think he is? Those men fought for their country. A nation which state's rights came first. They believed in Paine's words that a federal government would lead to tyranny. How right they were!

[Miborn]

Unbelievable just unbelievable he needs to be thrown out of his seat!

[NVplumber]

This clown is going to be a hero to many.. It won't be long before we have people posting here talking about 'treason' and 'racism' and condemning the South with all kinds of trash talk. Nevertheless, the men in those graves, have the right to be remembered under the banner they fought and died for. Their posterity has the right to place those banners on their graves as well. Some people won't like it...but, oh well. They were soldiers of the Confederacy, remembering them as such is proper......and protected under the Constitution.

[Bostonian123]

Wow..desecrating graves...what a tolerant act.

[allydriver]

Councilman destroys confederate flags from graves

Pandering to his constituency whilst violating the Fourth Amendment no less.
I'd like to see him charged with a hate crime.

[sailordave]

What makes it worse is he's talking about using his position to try to pass regulations limiting or banning the Confederate flags from these graves. Even worse is his actions have angered KKK type organizations who've said they plan on hitting the town to protest the councilman's actions. I agree with the protest but not the group. The protest and handling should be held from within the city itself.

[NVplumber]

Originally Posted by sailordave

What makes it worse is he's talking about using his position to try to pass regulations limiting or banning the Confederate flags from these graves. Even worse is his actions have angered KKK type organizations who've said they plan on hitting the town to protest the councilman's actions. I agree with the protest but not the group. The protest and handling should be held from within the city itself.

Yea, the idiot got himself on the news, and now hopes to further a national career as a senator or something. Riding the Omamamania wave. By trashing the memories of fallen soldiers.

[mackinac81]

Originally posted by NVplumber
This clown is going to be a hero to many.. It won't be long before we have people posting here talking about 'treason' and 'racism' and condemning the South with all kinds of trash talk. Nevertheless, the men in those graves, have the right to be remembered under the banner they fought and died for. Their posterity has the right to place those banners on their graves as well. Some people won't like it...but, oh well. They were soldiers of the Confederacy, remembering them as such is proper......and protected under the Constitution.

I actually agree. As much as I hate the confederate flag and everything it stands for (like the confederacy), this goes too far. They did die for their "country" and their descendents want to decorate their graves as such. No harm in that. Besides, it is kind of like desecrating a burial site. He needs to lay off.

[stormy night]

I am a northerner and have never felt any kind of offence to the confederate flag. The Civil War was part of our history. To remove the little flags from a grave doesn't change that fact. It doesn't make he who lies beneath any less of a confederate, and it doesn't make him any less of an American.

It's pretty petty to have a problem with that. Can't that councilman find something actually constructive to do with his life than to hold so tightly to something that happened in history and he can't do anything about?