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It's time for the NFL to treat the flag with respect.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 11:42 am
Posted on 8/10/14 at 11:42 am
With the NFL season starting I'm sure we're going to see another season of giant flags horizontally displayed across the field.
Totally inapropriate.
A flag must:
1) Never be used as a prop for a show.
2) Never be displayed horizontally, always aloft or displayed on a wall.
3) Never be gripped during the national anthem.
4) According to military regulations, a military member must stand at attention and/or salute during the national anthem. There are no exceptions. How can this be done while gripping a flag? How do they get around this?
Totally inapropriate.
A flag must:
1) Never be used as a prop for a show.
2) Never be displayed horizontally, always aloft or displayed on a wall.
3) Never be gripped during the national anthem.
4) According to military regulations, a military member must stand at attention and/or salute during the national anthem. There are no exceptions. How can this be done while gripping a flag? How do they get around this?
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Posted on 8/10/14 at 11:45 am to BigPapi21
quote:
A flag must:
BS
Posted on 8/10/14 at 11:49 am to BigPapi21
Oh go frick yourself
Posted on 8/10/14 at 11:52 am to BigPapi21
Meh
Posted on 8/10/14 at 11:58 am to BigPapi21
Link?
Posted on 8/10/14 at 12:08 pm to BigPapi21
Jesus. Another Michael Sam thread?
Wait....flag...carry on.
Wait....flag...carry on.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 12:16 pm to BigPapi21
Where'd you get these rules? Flags are displayed horizontally frequently as a part of military ceremonies / honors. The funeral of a service member is the most prominent example.
And service members bearing a flag are not required to salute during the national anthem. As you pointed out, they can't. And trust me, they - service members, not JROTC or marching band members - wouldn't be bearing the colors in uniform in an unsanctioned manner.
Other than a flag touching the ground I cannot recall the Stars and Stripes being disrespected in all the years I've watched football.
Your respect and enthusiasm for the flag are laudable but your cause is suspect.
ETA: I think you're hanging your hat on its use as "a prop for a show." The flag is not a prop during the national anthem. Rather, it's focus of the enterprise.
And service members bearing a flag are not required to salute during the national anthem. As you pointed out, they can't. And trust me, they - service members, not JROTC or marching band members - wouldn't be bearing the colors in uniform in an unsanctioned manner.
Other than a flag touching the ground I cannot recall the Stars and Stripes being disrespected in all the years I've watched football.
Your respect and enthusiasm for the flag are laudable but your cause is suspect.
ETA: I think you're hanging your hat on its use as "a prop for a show." The flag is not a prop during the national anthem. Rather, it's focus of the enterprise.
This post was edited on 8/10/14 at 12:22 pm
Posted on 8/10/14 at 12:24 pm to GarmischTiger
Agreed, tighten up on the regs too.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 12:39 pm to tigerpimpbot
Unamerican
Posted on 8/10/14 at 12:40 pm to BigPapi21
It pisses me off how the refs just throw the flags on the ground all willy nilly..
Posted on 8/10/14 at 12:44 pm to LSUZombie
quote:
Jesus. Another Michael Sam thread?
Wait....flag...carry on.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 12:46 pm to BigPapi21
quote:
1) Never be used as a prop for a show.
But how else will the Corps. USA keep us in line...w/o phony prop shows and symbolism that died 100 years ago?
This post was edited on 8/10/14 at 12:47 pm
Posted on 8/10/14 at 1:04 pm to BigPapi21
I thought this thread was about officials throwing flags horizontally across the field until I got to the list
Posted on 8/10/14 at 1:17 pm to BigPapi21
quote:
According to military regulations, a military member must stand at attention and/or salute during the national anthem. There are no exceptions. How can this be done while gripping a flag? How do they get around this?
They have a color guard.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 1:23 pm to BigPapi21
No. This is stupid
Posted on 8/10/14 at 1:39 pm to BigPapi21
Lol at must. Free speech allows any use of the flag.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 1:51 pm to BigPapi21
Link or GTFO
Posted on 8/10/14 at 3:54 pm to BigPapi21
It's just a piece of cloth.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 4:37 pm to BigPapi21
quote:
With the NFL season starting I'm sure we're going to see another season of giant flags horizontally displayed across the field.
Totally inapropriate.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 4:49 pm to pvilleguru
quote:agreed. it's hard to believe what lengths people go through to worship it.
It's just a piece of cloth.
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