FedEx Guy: 1 Snowflakes: 0

[Bill]

FedEx Driver breaks up Burning of US Flag in Lowa City - YouTube


FedEx....when you absolutely, positively, have to get smacked down.

[Kerrmudgeon]

:clap:.......100 years ago they WOULD be correctly charged with treason. :thumbs:

[Bill]

While those snowflake idiots need butt whippin' to get their head straight, they are legally allowed to do what they were doing.

Couple that with the FedEx guy is likely to get fired once he's identified.

Taking their property (the flag) could be considered theft and he could be sued.

I get his passion and anger, but what he did isn't going to turn out well for him in the end. :nonod:

Sign the petition:

https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/save-the-fedex-driver


You know, I'm a libertarian, so I absolutely believe in the right of the snowflakes to burn that flag. Two issues, here, though. First, it seems they needed a permit to set a fire on that street, which it seems they did not get, and I understand they got fined for it.

Second, after 8 years of apology tour and being made to feel bad about my country, it just.......feels good man. Feels good.

[Bill]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_Three_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Section_3:_Treason

"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. "

Not sure burning the flag lives up to an act of Treason.


And act of glaring stupidity and dishonor? Yeah.

I think what Kermie meant to say was, 100 years ago they would have just gotten curb stomped, and that would be the end of that.

[Black94lt1]

While those snowflake idiots need butt whippin' to get their head straight, they are legally allowed to do what they were doing.

Couple that with the FedEx guy is likely to get fired once he's identified.

Taking their property (the flag) could be considered theft and he could be sued.

I get his passion and anger, but what he did isn't going to turn out well for him in the end. :nonod:

Let's hope he is able to keep his job

[Olustee bus]

Not sure what scum bag I dislike so. I think it was the boy in the cowboy hat. yeah, he is one bad ass.

[Jeff '79]

Not sure what scum bag I dislike so. I think it was the boy in the cowboy hat. yeah, he is one bad ass.

Clearly from Texas.

[Burro (He/Haw)]

While those snowflake idiots need butt whippin' to get their head straight, they are legally allowed to do what they were doing.

Couple that with the FedEx guy is likely to get fired once he's identified.

Taking their property (the flag) could be considered theft and he could be sued.

I get his passion and anger, but what he did isn't going to turn out well for him in the end. :nonod:

Haven't you ever done something or stood up for something you KNEW wasn't going to turn out well for you but you did it anyway because "**** it. This shit doesn't fly with me?"

[Chuck A]

for whatever is right or wrong, i would never burn or harm a USA flag
very sad, indeed

[04 commemorative]

should have shot them

[OddBall]

I sure hope he gets to keep his job.
Loved that the snowflakes got fined, salt in the wound. :Jeff '79:

[Bill]

Clearly from Texas.

Ye.....oh, hey, wait a minute!

:toetap: :toetap:

:slap:

[C5SilverBullet]

FedEx statement said they reviewed the incident, and will not be doing anything to the driver.

[NEED-A-VETTE]

FedEx statement said they reviewed the incident, and will not be doing anything to the driver.

Yep.

FedEx Backs Driver Who Saved Flag From Burning at Iowa Protest | Fox News Insider (http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/27/fedex-driver-saves-flag-burning-protest-iowa)

[Dan Dlabay]

As far as I am concerned there should be a law against burning our flag. :cert:

[Iron Chef]

Let's hope he is able to keep his job

If he doesn't, I'll bet dollars to donuts that 50 other companies will hire him at higher pay.

[Allan]

As far as I am concerned there should be a law against burning our flag. :cert:

:iagree: However,


Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989).

Flag burning constitutes symbolic speech that is protected by the First Amendment.

Facts

Gregory Lee Johnson burned an American flag outside of the convention center where the 1984 Republican National Convention was being held in Dallas, Texas. Johnson burned the flag to protest the policies of President Ronald Reagan. He was arrested and charged with violating a Texas statute that prevented the desecration of a venerated object, including the American flag, if such action were likely to incite anger in others. A Texas court tried and convicted Johnson. He appealed, arguing that his actions were "symbolic speech" protected by the First Amendment. The Supreme Court agreed to hear his case.

Issue

Whether flag burning constitutes "symbolic speech" protected by the First Amendment.

Ruling

Yes.

Reasoning (5-4)

The majority of the Court, according to Justice William Brennan, agreed with Johnson and held that flag burning constitutes a form of "symbolic speech" that is protected by the First Amendment. The majority noted that freedom of speech protects actions that society may find very offensive, but society's outrage alone is not justification for suppressing free speech.

In particular, the majority noted that the Texas law discriminated upon viewpoint, i.e., although the law punished actions, such as flag burning, that might arouse anger in others, it specifically exempted from prosecution actions that were respectful of venerated objects, e.g., burning and burying a worn-out flag. The majority said that the government could not discriminate in this manner based solely upon viewpoint

[JRD77VET]

Good for the FedEx driver and it looks like a fire extinguisher works quite well on assholes. :yesnod:

[Bill]

http://www.radass.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/FedEx-Stops-Protesters-From-Burning-The-American-Flag.jpg

[stingraymyway]

:hurray:

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