Flag at half mast
 

I have a neighbor that keeps a flag on a large vertical pole in their front yard at half mast currently and has done so for many months. I find this very offensive. Is this acceptable in The Villages?

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Personally, if I found this very offensive - I would stop by and ask them WHY? Perhaps they lost a relative in the military or LEO. Who knows? They do. Or perhaps they are making 'a statement'. Who knows? they do.

Rather than opening a potential or non issue here, IMO ask the neighbors. IF you don't agree with their answer, then-perhaps open it up here. Just my opinion.
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If it offends you have you asked him (nicely) about why? Maybe it is to honor a someone who died in the service and he didn't realize the "rules" regarding not doing that. While there is no "LAW" against doing that it is not proper flag protocol.

let it be

last thing we need is 'the flag police'...we already have the annoying 'little white cross police'

Why not ask?

Please approach your neighbor softly and humbly, we just never know what the person is going through if anything. I have stuck my foot in my mouth in the past and left being very humbled and wished I never said a word. For me lessons learned I hope for no repeats

Very offensive, really??? You may be over-reacting just a tad.

Perhaps but a friendly "just wondering about your flag at half mast" can get an answer.

Isn't the proper term "half staff" on land and "half mast" aboard a ship?

any 'squid' that referred to the mast as a staff would have been hung from the yard-arm by the Chief back in the day....

In my navy we would also keel haul him.

I am so grateful to be so ignorant that a flag flying at half staff does not offend me.

Having someone be chastised for wearing a "blue lives matter" mask on an airplane offends me.

Does not offend me at all but makes me wonder.

Besides asking about it is a great way to meet people.

I am more offended over those printed flags place along the street on various holidays. Many of them wind up laying on the ground

Wind does blow them down. If I see one on the ground while walking will always stop and stick them back into the ground.