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An Iowa man has been charged with disorderly conduct for flying a United States flag upside down.
Dale Klyn raises beef cows in Corydon, Iowa.Klyn goes on saying that he has recieved threats and letters from people about his protest.For the past six years, he has been flying an American flag on his property.
But since May 21, that flag has been upside down.
He gives two reasons.
First, he’s angry at a judge for allowing a debtor of his to declare bankruptcy. The debtor, who had bought a business from Klyn on a contract and still owed him $282,000, now only has to “pay me six cents on the dollar,” says Klyn. “The judge approved that on the 18th of May. I was pretty upset about that.”
Second, he wants to show solidarity for Terri Jones.
She’s the Iowa mom who has been flying her flag upside down after her son returned from the Iraq War and committed suicide. (Klyn had never met her before.)
You might disagree with Mr. Klyn's stance, but it is hardly disorderly. The people that think they have a right to threaten someone are the ones who should be charged because their actions are actually inflicting harm on another person.
Can't people respect each other's opinions? Mr. Klyn's small protest is doing a lot less harm to our nation than a long, long list of things.
4 comments:
Why not charge him with reckless driving or roughing the kicker too? Those make just as much sense.
I was under the impression that the disorderly conduct had to be in a public place. I thought the flag flying upside down was on his property.
I know they make disorderly conduct cover a broad spectrum on purpose but this is a bit much.
That's nationalism for ya.
"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross."
-Sinclair Lewis
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