Messing With the US Flag: Do These Plano Teens Need a Good, Sound Spanking?

Also wanted to alert you to a story by Eric Nicholson of the Dallas Observer, that gives us some insight into how bratty SOME kids in Plano are. Not all the kids in Plano — there are many fine teens out there, of course, but these young hoodlums need a good kick in the rear, in my opinion.

Their act of vandalism was to desecrate and stomp on a U.S. flag in a veteran’s yard. Eric quotes the owner of the home, a Vietnam vet, as saying the kids were just laughing through-out the entire act, stomping away on the flag and the unique flag-holder, as you can see in the video. Oh yes, he caught it all on tape:

“They ran over to the statue with the American flag and attempted to steal the statue and desecrated the American flag,” Larry Lorance, the Vietnam vet in question, wrote on his website.

Not surprising, Lorance is pursuing his “own brand of vigilante justice, which involves posting the video online in hopes of forcing the kids to “step up and take responsibility for their actions now.”

Fat chance. Reminds me of something my son thinks we need in this country: compulsory service for all teens. Not military service, but service to their country to help them develop an appreciation for how wonderful this country is. Maybe then they would have some respect for the U.S. flag, and all it stands for.