As far as damages go....I had my car parked in my driveway in Coburn Woods in Nashua. They were shingling a house next door. They threw shingles off the roof and some got stuck in a tree outside my house. They fell out of the tree and landed on my hood. Slid off my hood leaving scratches on a car with only 1500 miles. They paid $900.00 to get the scratches taken out.
If they hired someone to shovel a roof and any damage happened to any property, the shovelers should have paid. And not for nothing, but if I had ever damaged someones American/Italian/Spanish, or whatever flag they had out, I would have immediately, without even thinking about it, replaced it. Had they done so, this would have never made the news, and all would be well in Condo land. And if they didn't know it, I am sure they do now. Do the right thing and replace it.
And it isn't like she is going after $100 million dollars. She is looking for replacement costs of the flag. A flag that was damaged twice by Condo Association hired workers. They didn't even pay or fix it the first time it was damaged. $80.00? Geesh. Made a Federal case out of $80.00. Good for her. (What do you bet those roof shoveling guys weren't even Americans? I'd love to know.)
BTW This is from the Flag Code....
§6. Time and occasions for display
It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed twenty-four hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.
The flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously.
The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement, except when an all-weather flag is displayed.
So she did not have to bring it in if she didn't want to, if it was an all weather flag that is.
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=12599969