[Craig Vernon]

Originally Posted by TimeForChange

I have an American flag with a Trump flag under it in the center of my flower garden. This morning some idiot pulled the flag pole over, broke the golden ball on top and damaged my pole that I just repaired. I guess I can see getting mad and pulling some home owners pole over but they also just disrespected a US flag on Memorial day weekend. Some are really sick. As a disabled veteran I am ashamed and hurt that we have come to this point.

Sorry to hear that some moron would stoop to this level.

[natjos]

It is called freedom of speech.

[jrm4081@juno.com]

I am so sorry that this has happened to anyone. I also feel really sorry for someone who is so miserable that their daily deeds seem to be to try to make everyone else miserable. If this person lives in our beautiful Villages, then doubly sorry.

[DrBrutyle109]

Totally agree AND thank you for your service. It bothers me that people can’t just support their choice for president and let others have theirs. Why does a person have to say a candidate is a liar or be demeaning

[DrBrutyle109]

I respect you for your service, but why demean another.

[DrBrutyle109]

Freedom of speech is not destruction of property

[gdharbek@gmail.com]

Some people are just brain dead, others are taught.

[skip0358]

The trolls were bad enough now this Crap. Disrespect personal property is really pushing the package. Sure hope this is not a sign of things to come. I to am a VET and this really ticks me off. Hope this person is caught!

[Eclas]

I can't believe some people think like you do.

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Did it ever occur to you that your insistence on shoving your opinion into everyone else's face by putting a trump sticker on your mailbox door was disrespectful and intolerable?

The same question about the trump flag. If you impose your political opinion on everyone else, and demand that they respect it - then you're being intolerant, and intolerable.

Take that particular flag down, and that particular sticker off, and I'm sure all your troubles will end. Just like if I put a JoeBiden flag on my flagpole, I'd expect some idiot to do something stupid as a result. You kind of have to be asking for trouble when you pull stunts like that.

tl;dr: don't force your opinion on your neighbors, and your neighbors will stop forcing theirs on you.

[HimandMe]

Originally Posted by TimeForChange

I have an American flag with a Trump flag under it in the center of my flower garden. This morning some idiot pulled the flag pole over, broke the golden ball on top and damaged my pole that I just repaired. I guess I can see getting mad and pulling some home owners pole over but they also just disrespected a US flag on Memorial day weekend. Some are really sick. As a disabled veteran I am ashamed and hurt that we have come to this point.

My friend in S Florida says this is occurring in her neighborhood but only Trump flags disappear. She previously had signs go missing and buys them in threes now and installed cameras. The trouble with going beyond polite speaking out is now sometimes rabid activism. Is that how we want to live and treat our neighbors? Install cameras. Thanks for posting.

[rjackson1759]

You think that it was the U.S. flag they were after?

[Bay Kid]

Such a shame people hate the flag so much.

[Vikingmickey]

Does anyone in your area have cameras. Maybe they caught it and you can have the person prosecuted for trespassing and destruction of private property as they deserve!

[HimandMe]

Originally Posted by whound68

I am a disabled vet also. In my opinion putting a draft dodgers flag under the American flag no matter Clinton or Trump is not only disrespecting the flag but totally disrespecting the men and women that died for this country. If you don't see that then they all died in vain.

This goes to prove it is not the flag... but often the imagination or interpretation not of the person who hangs a flag but the one passing by adding their own thoughts to it.

[stan the man]

report to PD....hate crime