# colorado school bans flag **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 3, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236 "2006-04-03T17:19:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ripperbone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ripperbone/32/7395_2.png) [@ripperbone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ripperbone)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236/1 "2006-04-03T17:19:48Z")
WTF was the principal thinking. whats next to get banned [http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/13543.html](http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/13543.html) ---
**Author:** ![beautfldsastr427](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beautfldsastr427/32/7413_2.png) [@beautfldsastr427](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/beautfldsastr427)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236/2 "2006-04-03T17:35:20Z")
wow… this is just a new level of politically correctness… I think I’m gonna puke ---
**Author:** ![Bucker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bucker/32/7379_2.png) [@Bucker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bucker)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236/3 "2006-04-03T17:38:30Z")
Son of a fucking bitch. I think I am going to write that principal regarding the way he is turning his back on his flag, his own nation. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236/4 "2006-04-03T19:43:33Z")
well i wont be surprised when school shootings happen again with staff as targets ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236/5 "2006-04-03T19:48:56Z")
ehhh there HAS to be more to the story then that… especially seeing how its coming from the conservitive voice. has anyone seen reports of it on national broadcast news stations? cause if they havent…and its actually true… i bet they left a lot of shit out. ---
**Author:** ![PumiceT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@PumiceT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PumiceT)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236/6 "2006-04-03T19:54:50Z")
Kinda makes sense to me. It was being used to taunt people of Mexican descent. Kinda like saying “hey, we’re American and you’re not!” I’m sure it’s really just a lazy way of putting those actions to rest. It’s harder to enforce racism than it is to just put an all-out ban on flags. When the line is clear, it’s easier to enforce. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236/7 "2006-04-03T19:57:48Z")
I just can’t stop lolling at ripper’s sig. So true. :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Mrs\_Karus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mrs_karus/32/7426_2.png) [@Mrs\_Karus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mrs_Karus)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236/8 "2006-04-03T19:58:11Z")
That’s just sad. I mean, what’s next? We live in America and we should be able to put the god damn flag anywhere we want to. The flag hangs places forever and now it starts to bug people. Just something else to protest about… ---
**Author:** ![Boarderx192](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@Boarderx192](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boarderx192)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236/9 "2006-04-03T20:45:16Z")
“If this country means freedom, then why can’t we fly our own flag? It’s ridiculous.” Exactly ---
**Author:** ![carl5463729](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@carl5463729](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/carl5463729)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236/10 "2006-04-03T20:54:25Z")
That’s really screwed up, the government should take some action, becuase if it wasn’t for them, then he wouldn’t have a school to be a principal at, and anyways how could someone so stupid become a principal. ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236/11 "2006-04-03T20:54:49Z")
> [@DrImodium](#): > > “If this country means freedom, then why can’t we fly our own flag? It’s ridiculous.” > > Exactly i think your missing the point… they wouldnt ban the american flag for no reason. there HAS to be more to the story. coming from a rediculously right wing news source, they’re pretty much just trying to get everybodys panties in a bunch about how omg in colorado they’re so unpatriotic. i’d like to see a news article from an actual TRUSTED news source, fuck man, i’d even settle for fox news on this one. someone find the REAL STORY of whats going on, that article was so short, there has to be more information out there on this. EDIT - searched fox news… nothing came up. figured that is about as trusted and right wing as you get. currently searching a colorado local news source… ---
**Author:** ![Deuce](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deuce/32/7614_2.png) [@Deuce](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Deuce)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236/12 "2006-04-03T21:00:16Z")
you have to be kidding me. This makes me sick i wonder if the principal would have the same attitude if the government cut off funding to that school ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236/13 "2006-04-03T21:05:06Z")
ok i just searched [www.9news.com](http://www.9news.com/), a local colorado news source, and nothing came up. someone fucking give me something other than this conservitive voice bs and prove to me that this actually happened and wasnt made up… ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236/14 "2006-04-03T21:15:23Z")
[http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/040406dntexflag.cd8c2b9.html](http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/040406dntexflag.cd8c2b9.html) [http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060402/NEWS0104/604020421/1008/NEWS01](http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060402/NEWS0104/604020421/1008/NEWS01) [http://www.vvdailypress.com/2006/114398984515627.html](http://www.vvdailypress.com/2006/114398984515627.html) [http://www.kvia.com/Global/story.asp?S=4711712&nav=AbC0](http://www.kvia.com/Global/story.asp?S=4711712&nav=AbC0) [http://www.newsone.ca/westfallweeklynews/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=168981](http://www.newsone.ca/westfallweeklynews/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=168981) [http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/8396359/detail.html](http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/8396359/detail.html) [http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/122627](http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/122627) [http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=4711712](http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=4711712) > **[U.S. News | National News](http://abcnews.go.com/US)** > > Get the latest breaking news across the U.S. on ABCNews.com ---
**Author:** ![Boarderx192](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@Boarderx192](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boarderx192)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236/15 "2006-04-03T21:18:26Z")
> [@94wvwglxvr6](#): > > i think your missing the point… > > they wouldnt ban the american flag for no reason. there HAS to be more to the story. coming from a rediculously right wing news source, they’re pretty much just trying to get everybodys panties in a bunch about how omg in colorado they’re so unpatriotic. i’d like to see a news article from an actual TRUSTED news source, fuck man, i’d even settle for fox news on this one. > > someone find the REAL STORY of whats going on, that article was so short, there has to be more information out there on this. > > EDIT - searched fox news… nothing came up. figured that is about as trusted and right wing as you get. currently searching a colorado local news source… No Im not missing the point. We live in the USA, the land of the free. No one has the right to say that we cant fly our own flag. It has nothing to do with being patriotic. Its just not right that hes doing that. I do agree tho that we should wait to hear more from a more trusted source edit: rofl at Jon’s post ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236/16 "2006-04-03T21:38:28Z")
“When it involves the American flag and its abuse in vilifying other people, we simply will not tolerate it,” Stumpf said. “They were using the symbol derisively as misguided patriotism.” [http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=4711712](http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=4711712) LONGMONT, Colo. For the time being, displaying the American flag is banned at a Longmont, Colorado, high school. The same goes for other national flags. The temporary ban follows protests on immigration issues around the country, including one in Longmont, just northeast of Boulder. Skyline High School Principal Tom Stumpf says some American flags were used in a “vilifying fashion” by being waved in the faces of Hispanic students. He says in one case a Mexican flag was thrown into a student’s face. Stumpf calls it “misguided patriotism.” Dozens of students protested the ban Friday. One suspended student calls the ban “ridiculous” and says his suspension is “un-called for.” **The American flag is still displayed at the school in every classroom, in common areas, the gym, offices and on the school’s flagpole.** **that fucking website in that first fucking post is complete fucking bullshit.** i think its funny. people actually take the time to rewrite and reword direct quotes and leave things out to get their point across… it sure worked for the 5 or 6 of you who got all fired up. ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236/17 "2006-04-04T11:27:54Z")
i guess… no one cares. that is some fucking bs. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236/18 "2006-04-04T12:16:32Z")
I hope the principal dies in a fire :tup: ---
**Author:** ![sureshot007](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot007/32/7345_2.png) [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236/19 "2006-04-04T13:26:50Z")
The mexicans were protesting tough immigration laws??? So are you telling me that they aren’t legally here??? They broke the law and we are going to be all pc about it by not letting other poke fun at them?? WTF? It’s just like when I am in traffic court and the person in front of me is bitching because they got a ticket for doing “7 miles over the speed limit”. You knew fully what the law was and you chose to break it anyway. We should use these immigration protests as a place to find illegals and deport them. ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236/20 "2006-04-04T13:43:31Z")
any one figure its APRIL FOOLS!!! april 1st… duhh [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/colorado-school-bans-flag/10236.md?page=2)