Comments on: Think First, THEN Go Into A Frothing Rage

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:29:00 +0000

For those that would argue that wearing a shirt with the flag on it is okay, let me point out that the code makes specific reference to the fact that patches for patriotic purposes are okay.

So if your intent is really to show your patriotism, do it properly and according to the code.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:27:59 +0000

The wrong reason was that they were just banning flags period, because they didn’t want to play the role of adult and make a judgement decision between gang colors/flags and just a standard US flag.

As far as I am aware it was shirts that they were wearing. And in my opinion the code is fairly clear on that.

You don’t wear the flag. The flag isn’t the cloth it’s printed on, it’s the symbol. So whether the flag is printed on an actual flag, or a Tshirt it’s still the flag. Inappropriate to wear it.

And yeah, patches are another story entirely.

By: J. Ewing

J. Ewing — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:20:35 +0000

There are a couple of things missing from your narrative, I think.

One, the school code does not distinguish between having a pair of pants with a flag pattern on the seat (an old hippie trick) and the wearing of a proper lapel pin or scout patch? So how do we know the ban was “for the wrong reason”?

What was it the students were trying to wear? Was it the pants, a T-shirt with a patriotic “message,” or a patch? One of those should definitely have been banned, one would be questionable by the strict letter of the code, and the third certainly acceptable.

I suspect you’re right all around, I’m just trying to give everybody the benefit of the doubt.