The American Flag is disrespectful... in America???

[llPa1nll]

Ok, I hope we can discuss this without getting into any much political debate. I first saw this and was pretty disappointed with the whole thing. What are your thoughts? Read the story here and more fallout reported here.

A handful of California students got an unexpected lesson at their high school this week: Don't wear your stars and stripes on Cinco de Mayo.

Five Morgan Hill, California students were asked to take off their American flag bandannas and turn their T-shirts inside out after students complained, according to NBC news.

By Lindsay Goldwert

NYDaily News Writer

[grimlin]

Here's another one sent to me by my brother.They hung the America flag upside down.

  Montebello  High School  in  California

You will not see this heart-stopping photo on the front page of the NY Times, nor on the lead story of the major news networks. The protesters at  Montebello High School took the American flag off the school's flag pole and hung it upside down while putting up the Mexican flag over it.  (*See pictures below*)

I won't show the pictures on here guys....I felt it was just too much of a disrespect to our fellows serving our country who browses this board.

[FishingBuds]

Yea its Bull, I emailed the principle and asst. principal that did this.

Sap Suckers!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its going way to far, but they are doing a killer job teaching the up coming generation on how to feel about America :

California

Here is the school's info: Live Oak High School, Morgan Hill, Ca.

[edit]Edited out all the phone numbers and emails. If someone wants that stuff, they can find it[/edit]

[bweave09]

in before the lock!

and that man should be fired

[preach4bass]

Yea its Bull, I emailed the principle and asst. principal that did this.

Sap Suckers!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its going way to far, but they are doing a killer job teaching the up coming generation on how to feel about America :

California

Here is the school's info: Live Oak High School, Morgan Hill, Ca.

Thanks for posting the school's contact information.

[Root beer]

Whoa, what? I mean, I don't mind students celebrating their country's holiday here in America or showing their country's pride. However, I do not see any reason for me to not wear American flag apparel.

If I wear an American flag t-shirt, this Hispanic man next to me got a Mexican flag, cool. It doesn't mean I have to turn my shirt inside out. Since that seems be the principle ideology, I pronounce on Forth of July all non-Americans cannot wear, nor show the pride of the country in which they are from.

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

Since that seems be the principle ideology, I pronounce on Forth of July all non-Americans cannot wear, nor show the pride of the country in which they are from.

Bingo...but remember thats racist :

[CanalStalkin]

This happened not too far from me. It makes me sick stuff like this happens. I didn't know about the upside down flag. I wont even express how it makes me feel because I am sure I'd be banned.

[5bass]

For the record, I think all this mess is BS just like you guys but please dont put up anymore phone #'s and emails and such....and keep the politics out of it too. 

[FishingBuds]

For the record, I think all this mess is BS just like you guys but please dont put up anymore phone #'s and emails and such....and keep the politics out of it too.

Yea sorry on that one F B L, just to angry at first.

[b.Lee]

Uh oh! Post before lock. LOL

[preach4bass]

For the record, I think all this mess is BS just like you guys but please dont put up anymore phone #'s and emails and such....and keep the politics out of it too.

Yea sorry on that one F B L, just to angry at first.

I called the Assistant Principle but his voice mail box was already full. ;D

[moby bass]

Actually, flying the American flag upside down signals distress.

However, flying ANY flag above ours, in this country, is a big no-no.

[bilgerat]

For the record, I think all this mess is BS just like you guys but please dont put up anymore phone #'s and emails and such....and keep the politics out of it too.

Yea sorry on that one F B L, just to angry at first.

I called the Assistant Principle but his voice mail box was already full. ;D

When you called, were you prompted to  "Press 1  for Spanish, Press 2 for English" and so on ? :

[preach4bass]

No.  It was in English.

[bweave09]

I got an email in. It's amazing to me how someone could be so disrepectful!

[Hammer 4]

So many things I want to say..but, I'll just Bite my tounge and keep still... >

[Sfritr]

Just another sign of the downfall of our great nation....

We are beginning to be NOT welcome in our own country and nobody seems alarmed??????? :-/ :-/ :-/

[tallydude]

Just another sign of the downfall of our great nation....

We are beginning to be NOT welcome in our own country and nobody seems alarmed??????? :-/ :-/ :-/

I dare say that this signals downfall of American society. This is just an instance of stupidity- not symbolic of America in general.

[Redlinerobert]

Morgan Hill is the next town over from me.  I'm still shaking my head over this.  I mean, you move to a different country, and although is ok to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, most people (including Mexicans) don't know what they are even celebrating! 

Cinco de Mayo is NOT Mexican Independance Day, Sept 16 is.  I read that some of the latin students were 'offended' that these kids wore an American Flag that day.  I'll bet you didnt know that the kids in question who wore the flag were also of Mexican decent! 

It just goes to show that the ignorance of some of these kids is unlimited.  You move to a country thatgives you opportunities.  You are essentially a GUEST.  Act like one!!  :

[SirSnookalot]

Just another sign of the downfall of our great nation....

We are beginning to be NOT welcome in our own country and nobody seems alarmed??????? :-/ :-/ :-/

I dare say that this signals downfall of American society. This is just an instance of stupidity- not symbolic of America in general.

What made this country great in the first place was the influx of immigrants wanting a new life with new freedoms & opportunities, most of us are descendants of them.

I'm not sure when the timeline changed, but in pre & post WW2 an immigrant needed sponsorship, a job and residence, then 7 years to stand for citizenship, the proudest day of my father in law"s life after being liberated from the holocaust

These modern problems in my opinion stem from American business wanting cheaper labor.  In my community of Delray Beach which is a farming community, housing shacks for migrants have been here for decades.

I won't touch the political aspect, only to say this problem isn't new, goes way back in time.

[GLADES]

All I can say is that I have the stars and stripes on my truck and my boat and I still get goose bumps when I hear the national anthem played. When these types of incidents occur, IMHO,they have to be challenged peacefully and lawfully and brought under a media spot light.

[CWB]

I know if I said what I thought, it would be deleted in a second so I won't even bother.

If things are so terrible here, stay where you are!

How many other countries give you your not only your drivers license test but also your citizen's exam in your foreign language?

[Stiller]

Immigrants aren't guests. They're full-fledged citizens with all the right and responsibilities of someone born here.

[Raul]

If you are born in the States you are not an inmigrant you are a citizen so behave like one regardless of where your ancestry is from.

If you are not born in the States but by law you can be a citizen and live in in the States then be a citizen.

Now, if you are an inmigrant ( resident alien ) you are the prospect of a citizen until you become one, behave like if you were a citizen.

Robert does have a point, lot of people don 't know why 5 de Mayo is a celebration, BTW, did you know that General Ignacio Zaragoza the hero of the battle of Puebla ( 5 de Mayo  ) was a Texano ? ( was born in what now is the City of Goliad, Texas ), unfortunately he died of typhoid fever a few months later, as result of loosing a commander of that quality the Mexican army was defeated by the French army a year later.

Shameful behavaior if you ask me.