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struggle4progress

(118,295 posts) Wed Jul 8, 2015, 11:08 PM Jul 2015

Montgomery couple claims Confederate flag was destroyed on their property

Posted: Jul 07, 2015 10:04 PM EDT
Updated: Jul 08, 2015 12:32 AM EDT
By Kacey Drescher

... The couple celebrated the Fourth of July by hanging a Confederate flag on their front porch. The flag was a gift purchased on their honeymoon three months ago. Out of fear they would lose their jobs, we were asked to keep their identities anonymous and refer to the wife as “JoAnn.” Despite the "No Trespassing" sign on JoAnn’s property, that didn’t stop alleged vandals from apparently removing the southern battle flag from its zip ties and burning it to the ground, just feet from where JoAnn and her husband were sleeping. The American flag hanging next to it, remains unscathed ...

http://www.wsfa.com/story/29496801/montgomery-couple-claims-confederate-flag-was-destroyed-on-their-property

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Montgomery couple claims Confederate flag was destroyed on their property (Original Post) struggle4progress Jul 2015 OP

Confederate flag stolen from Del. home; owner called racist struggle4progress Jul 2015 #1

How's this for a headline - assholes shocked when others treat them the same way. NutmegYankee Jul 2015 #2

How's this for another headline Art_from_Ark Jul 2015 #4

heehee........ nc4bo Jul 2015 #3

Why do they think they would lose their jobs? Did they do something they think is wrong Person 2713 Jul 2015 #5

struggle4progress

(118,295 posts)

1. Confederate flag stolen from Del. home; owner called racist

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 11:15 PM

Jul 2015

Jenna Pizzi
The News Journal
8:30 p.m. EDT July 8, 2015

... Barry Binkley Jr. said the flag has flown on his Frazer Road property for more than 15 years and he never had any issue or complaint until Wednesday. He received a call from a friend who said there was writing on his boat and the driver-side window of his truck had been smashed ...

The incident is being investigated as a theft and criminal mischief, said New Castle County Police Officer Tracey Duffy. The incident is not classified as a hate crime because no racial slurs were used, she said ...

http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2015/07/08/confederate-flag-stolen-racist-message-left-delaware-home/29870687/

NutmegYankee

(16,199 posts)

2. How's this for a headline - assholes shocked when others treat them the same way.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 11:16 PM

Jul 2015

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

4. How's this for another headline

Reply to NutmegYankee (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 11:22 PM

Jul 2015

"Attempted arson charges brought against vandals who started a fire just feet away from where couple was sleeping"

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)

3. heehee........

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 11:22 PM

Jul 2015

Worried about losing their jobs, uh? No wonder the Klan wear diapers on their heads, anonymous couple should do the same before their names get outed. They probably think burning crosses on other people's property is a great location for making s'mores.

ID on these to morons would be sweet.

Person 2713

(3,263 posts)

5. Why do they think they would lose their jobs? Did they do something they think is wrong

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 11:55 PM

Jul 2015

or their employers may view as wrong and now they need to hide their names / faces?

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