Wed Mar 3, 2021, 02:48 PM

Delarage (2,089 posts)

Vulgar anti-Biden flag in NJ raise questions

[link:https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/columnists/mike-kelly/2021/03/02/rochelle-park-nj-vulgar-flag-president-biden-battle-free-speech/4549424001/|

The man who brought Rochelle Park to this constitutional moment is a 46-year-old former police officer and retired U.S. Army reserve sergeant who now works as a school resource officer and security guard in Bogota, where he was featured in a teaching program for students to “Be the 'I' in Kind” and to "take extra steps to help someone use nice words to others."

Say hello to Gary Bendit.

He’s a registered Democrat who says he voted twice for Barack Obama before embracing Trump.

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11 replies	Author	Time	Post
Vulgar anti-Biden flag in NJ raise questions (Original post)	Delarage	Mar 2021	OP
Article not avail without subscription	Gregory Peccary	Mar 2021	#1
My bad....	Delarage	Mar 2021	#2
Found this. Appears to say F*** Biden	soothsayer	Mar 2021	#3
That's the exact flag	rownesheck	Mar 2021	#7
Boy, I remember when HOAs were all powerful and feared	soothsayer	Mar 2021	#8
That should help get out the Democrat voters.	Midnight Writer	Mar 2021	#4
IMO free speech has/should have its limitations, such as, responsible free speech. How implemented	RKP5637	Mar 2021	#5
Maybe NJ	nykym	Mar 2021	#6
He's entitled to his opinion	Azathoth	Mar 2021	#9
I've see FUCK TRUMP with upside down American flags	NYC Liberal	Mar 2021	#10
You can ban all flags or no flags	Darwins_Retriever	Mar 2021	#11

Response to Delarage (Original post)

Wed Mar 3, 2021, 02:54 PM

Gregory Peccary (481 posts)

1. Article not avail without subscription

Gonna need a recap

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Response to Gregory Peccary (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 3, 2021, 02:57 PM

Delarage (2,089 posts)

2. My bad....

A registered Democrat-turned-Trumper ran up a couple flags in Rochelle Park, NJ (one says "FUCK BIDEN" and the other is an upside-down American flag). Basically the new mayor is trying to figure out what to do, since people have complained. Concerned about first amendment. The dude in question says people said bad stuff about Trump, so he can say bad stuff about Biden. Loser.

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Wed Mar 3, 2021, 02:58 PM

soothsayer (38,601 posts)

3. Found this. Appears to say F*** Biden

Link to tweet

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Delaware Online
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An American flag was deliberately attached upside down. Another flag carries a vulgar message about President Joe Biden.

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Response to soothsayer (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 3, 2021, 06:57 PM

rownesheck (2,319 posts)

7. That's the exact flag

an idiot trumper neighbor of mine has. Wife and I have both reported it to HOA, but the guy still has it up. HOA claims they are working on getting it removed. Not sure what they can do, other than send threatening letters.

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Wed Mar 3, 2021, 07:20 PM

soothsayer (38,601 posts)

8. Boy, I remember when HOAs were all powerful and feared

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Wed Mar 3, 2021, 03:13 PM

Midnight Writer (19,330 posts)

4. That should help get out the Democrat voters.

My neighborhood was inundated with Fuck Your Feelings Trump 2020 banners and stickers during the last year.

Civil responsibility and common decency is dead in Republicanland.

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Wed Mar 3, 2021, 03:16 PM

RKP5637 (65,643 posts)

5. IMO free speech has/should have its limitations, such as, responsible free speech. How implemented

and who determines is one question begging ... how ...

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Wed Mar 3, 2021, 04:24 PM

nykym (3,063 posts)

6. Maybe NJ

has a decency clause in their laws somewhere.

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Wed Mar 3, 2021, 07:21 PM

Azathoth (4,553 posts)

9. He's entitled to his opinion

And his community is entitled to ostracize him in every way

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Wed Mar 3, 2021, 07:21 PM

NYC Liberal (19,877 posts)

10. I've see FUCK TRUMP with upside down American flags

It’s the first amendment. There’s nothing to do…or that should be done.

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Thu Mar 4, 2021, 02:34 PM

Darwins_Retriever (726 posts)

11. You can ban all flags or no flags

Many moons ago when I was in the Army, my unit 1SG got into a bit of trouble. He banned the display of any flag except the US Flag. Soldiers had a habit of putting flags to cover windows, in my unit the Puerto Rican flag was the most popular. Well a rep from the Provost Marshal came by one day and basicaly said all flags or no flags. So the unit commander decided that we could display any flag we wanted.

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