Ben Haas fails at his attempt to burn the USA Flag at LSU 5/11/11

[democracy1st]

Run time: 04:31 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzFd8nU4TI8   Posted on YouTube: May 11, 2011 By YouTube Member: BatonRougeToday Views on YouTube: 26392   Posted on DU: May 12, 2011 By DU Member: democracy1st Views on DU: 1765

 
Dueling protests erupted on the Louisiana State University campus Wednesday, in response to a flag-burning incident that happened last week.

Initially, communication studies graduate student, Ben Haas organized a protest about the arrest of Isaac Eslava, an LSU student who turned himself in last Thursday after he allegedly burned a flag that hung over a campus war memorial the night that Osama Bin Laden died. Haas was planning on peacefully burning a flag in support of Eslava.

But this demonstration was interrupted by large, patriotic, anti-flag burning group protesting against Haas' protest.

The Daily Mail has more:

Many of the angry mob arrived draped in the national flag as they recited the pledge of allegiance and sang the national anthem.
They threw water bombs as Haas attempted to address the crowd, with one dressed in military uniform shouting: 'My brothers died for you.'

Others could be heard screaming: 'Go to hell, hippie, go to hell.'


Haas was going read a long statement to the crowd, but he could only get out "It is funny, Facebook said that there were only going to be 64 of you," before police lead him away from the teeming masses, for his own safety.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/12/watch-louisiana-state-uni_n_861154.html

[virgogal]

1. Situations like this are very volatile----glad no one was hurt.

[ZombieHorde]

2. Reminds me of the Koran burning.

Lots of emotions over a strictly symbolic gesture.

[Enrique]

3. scary mob

:scared:

[Lars77]

4. "Symbolism is for the symbol-minded" George Carlin

[Plucketeer]

7. Ain't that the truth!

DUHHHHHH.. Ahm an uhmeracan! Whatzat? hoos muh congressmun? I don' Rightly no - butt I beeleaves dis iz duh gratest kuntree what's on dah Irth! :dunce:

[chervilant]

5. Scary

and SAD beyond words.

[Permanut]

6. And the Daily Mail calls these people "patriotic". n/t

[BOHICA12]

8. If you choose to run at Pamploma....

...expect the bulls to behave as bulls. So you run faster, bail or get gored, but remember it was entirely your choice.

[demwing]

9. We are at war in our own country

when will we realize it?