Man Rips Down Pride Flag, Shouts Homophobic Slurs In DC

[TexasTowelie]

WASHINGTON, DC -- A man was captured on surveillance video ripping down a gay pride flag hung up at a home in D.C., all while yelling homophobic slurs.

Twitter user @mjasonrhoades tweeted video of the violent display, which he said happened at his home on Independence Avenue at 17th Street SE near the Stadium-Armory Metro station. It was first reported by Popville.

"This happened in broad daylight ... this morning while my wife was walking our dog," he wrote. "People like this should not be on our streets."

Link to tweet

https://patch.com/district-columbia/washingtondc/man-rips-down-pride-flag-shouts-homophobic-slurs-dc-video
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[elleng]

1. The guy has a problem,

and we may know what it is.

[Karadeniz]

2. He missed the first amendment part of his history class...and a few others.

[IronLionZion]

3. That's a pretty normal, safe neighborhood

that guy has some problems. Might be angry about gentrification too since rents have gotten much higher.

DC is something like 10% LGBT people.

[JudyM]

4. I don't think we're the cause of his problems.