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fried eggs

(910 posts) Mon Mar 10, 2014, 07:55 PM Mar 2014

Florida man caves to wife’s demands and removes KKK flag, noose from lawn

The Florida man who flew a Ku Klux Klan flag on his front lawn was defiant in the face of national outrage.
But he crumbled before his wife.

A man who identified himself as K. Hayes removed KKK and Confederate flags, a noose and a "Members Wanted” sign from his Boca Raton property on Wednesday. Wife Marla Curley said she ordered Hayes to take down the symbols because she was fed up with all the negative media attention.

Hayes has yet to issue an apology. So his wife did it for him.

“I’ll apologize, will that make you feel better?” Curley asked WPTV. “I apologize for my husband putting that up.”
The controversial display appeared in front of the mobile home several weeks ago. On his business card, Hayes called himself a recruiter for the KKK. Neighbors thought he was trying to recruit children into the organizations. They were frightened and angered, but Hayes said he didn’t care about other people’s opinions.

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Florida man caves to wife’s demands and removes KKK flag, noose from lawn (Original Post) fried eggs Mar 2014 OP

good for his wife ! steve2470 Mar 2014 #1

It doesn't sound as if she disagrees with hs values, "The Anti-Defamation League has condemned the Mnemosyne Mar 2014 #6

oh....wasn't aware of that steve2470 Mar 2014 #9

What fun neighbors shenmue Mar 2014 #2

For a fun party invite them over. Yuck! I'd be afraid to cut my grass next to him, probably RKP5637 Mar 2014 #5

Good. I think it made the neighborhood look trashy struggle4progress Mar 2014 #3

If I am misunderstanding your comment, I apologize, but many people cannot afford better places Mnemosyne Mar 2014 #7

Yeah, us poor folks live in trailer parks RandiFan1290 Mar 2014 #11

I think the place will look better without the KKK flag: YMMV, of course struggle4progress Mar 2014 #13

business cards lol Enrique Mar 2014 #4

"A man who identified himself as K. Hayes" Jamaal510 Mar 2014 #8

Probably read too much Kafka. aikoaiko Mar 2014 #10

In my experience, "I’ll apologize, will that make you feel better?” Bonobo Mar 2014 #12

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

1. good for his wife !

Reply to fried eggs (Original post)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 07:57 PM

Mar 2014

Too bad she's married to such a hardcore idiot racist.

Mnemosyne

(21,363 posts)

6. It doesn't sound as if she disagrees with hs values, "The Anti-Defamation League has condemned the

Reply to steve2470 (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 11:07 PM

Mar 2014

display, but the pair is still insisting that their speech was protected under the First Amendment."

And her "apology" was specious. “I’ll apologize, will that make you feel better?” Curley asked WPTV. “I apologize for my husband putting that up.” - basically a sorry you were offended, not that what he did was wrong.