Potential flag burner chased off of LSU campus by angry mob
Benjamin Haas is a graduate student at LSU who decided to protest against the arrest of another student who stole a United States flag from LSU’s war memorial and burned it in protest of Osama bin Laden’s killing. Hass decided that he would also burn the American flag and was given permission by LSU to do so, however he lacked a burn permit from the town so he agreed to read a statement at the university’s “free speech alley” instead. He started to read his statement but was chased off by other students who were shouting “go to hell, hippie.”
This story is interesting on a number of levels. First, he condoned the stealing and destruction of private property.
Second, LSU gave him permission to disrespect the flag of the nation.
Third, LSU has only one certain area where free speech is allowed.
Fourth, enough college students opposed this leftist to drive him away.
And fifth and most interesting of all: The left simply does not make protesters the way they used to. Benjamin Haas was set to protest the United States government by burning the American flag, yet he did not have a government permit to burn, so he fell in line and agreed not to burn the flag of the government he was protesting because he didn’t want to get in trouble with that very same government–he was afraid that he might get in trouble for not having the proper permits from a government which he feels is oppressive. He was not nearly as ensconced in his beliefs as the flag burner he was supporting for he was not willing to risk jail time in his support.
This story brought a smile to my face, in fact I am still laughing at the ineptitude of this would be protester.
NH Tea Party Coalition
I needed to smile tonight
It does make you smile, I am still smiling.
Thank you, Steve. You made my day.
You are welcome, I am glad I could help.
That dumbass! Whether you agree with the “right” to burn our flag or not (I don’t, unless it’s a respectful end to a flag that’s damaged), this was about the stupidest thing you could choose to protest. I wonder if this a** has ever been to ground zero? I’m only sad we could only kill him once.
You said it, the original protester was protesting bin Laden’s killing. Did he not have a problem with what bin Laden did to the United States?
Maybe there is some hope for our college students. Thanks Steve.
So in the process of following the law he was chased off by people against his version of free speech. It does say a lot but more so that others wouldn’t let him say what he wanted to.
College students have a history of trying to drown out differing opinions, usually it is conservative students who are shunned so it was interesting to see the tables turned for a change.
I agree. It was just ironic.
Yes it was, wasn’t it?
Hahah people need to find some better reasons to protest
I hope so John, every once in awhile a story comes along which gives us hope for the college students.
“Free speech alley.” That is absurd. Under the U.S. Constitution, the United States is a free speech zone. I would think one can limit free speech only on one’s own property. Reminds of when the Bush administration used free speech zones during his visit to Northern Kentucky University a few years ago, along with many other incidents of Bush’s “more equal” right to free speech:
http://www.amconmag.com/article/2003/dec/15/00012/
A great point, the US is a free sheech zone. Or it should be, but we keep giving away our rights and if we continue at this pace we will not have any left.