a story of patriotism...

[DarkFish]

Originally Posted by Kissaki

Now, as for what happened back then, it is disingenuous to say that he was arrested for waving a flag. He was arrested for refusing to follow police instructions. If the extent of those police instructions was simply to lower his flag, then it was a stupid order on behalf of the police.

...which is exactly my point.

But things are rarely that simple, and I find it hard to believe that him simply holding a flag was what caught their attention. Was he the only one with a flag? Surely he must have done something that other flag-carriers - who were left alone - weren't doing. If he was waving the flag in the policemen's faces, for example, then that would be disrespectful and a very bad idea.

He was the only one with a flag. He wasn't doing anything else (shouting, swearing, you name it, he wasn't doing it). Nor doing something with the flag, like waving it in someones face.

Originally Posted by Kapitan

Should have raised a swastika that might draw some attention, it really does eff me off, a friend of mine has just said to me "i think hitler got it wrong gassing the jews he should have done it to the muslims" <<< not from me but there is a facebook group called lets draw mohammed day.

huh?