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Originally Posted by sa meredith

FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY...we have a post from someone who actually took the time to examine the situation, and read the article.
The amount of poeple who just pile on in the mob mentally in this forum boggles my mind. How this thread became about anti-USA, anti-military, anti-flag flying...is simply comical. Laugh out loud funny.
It was clearly stated that flags were displayed all over the complex, and that this woman was given permission to fly her flag. The issue was really the damage, and then small clames court. And the suggestion she re think putting her flag back...which makes sense. The board does not want a string of law suits.
But what people saw/read, was somehow and anti-USA condo board....which gave posters the chance to jump up, pound their chest as they proclaimed how patriotic they are, and demand the board member be dragged thru the streets and shot at dawn.
It seemed quite obvius from the start, that the issue was the fact that she placed a personall item on common property, it was damaged, and she handled it by sueing. And then, she wants to put personnal property back on common property. The fact that the property was a flag was not the issue.

sa meredith,

The below statement which was in the article is what got us veterans upset:

"She received a letter dated March 29 from Lorie Paquette, association manager. It indicated the condominium association was not going to reimburse Farnell, and she was not going to be able to fly Old Glory anymore.
"Flags are a direct violation of the rules and regulations and therefore, the association shall not be responsible for replacement," Paquette wrote."

Here is a little side note to your post:
IMHO if a veteran wants to pound his chest on this forum then by all means he should proudly be allowed to do that.