That brought a smile to my FReeper face. Also that the local cops gave him an "owee."
His mother's response speaks volumes about his ability to logically and analytically think his actions through.
Posted on 07/04/2005 6:25:07 PM PDT by Salem
War protester sets flag on fire
MURRIETA: Lee Henry Vollick, 19, is attacked by concertgoers, then arrested, his mother says.
By SARAH BURGE / The Press-Enterprise
MURRIETA - After a 19-year-old war protester set fire to an American flag at the Murrieta city birthday bash Saturday evening, angry bystanders attacked him before he could say a word, his mother said Sunday.
Police said Lee Henry Vollick, of Murrieta, set an American flag ablaze around 7:55 p.m. in the middle of a crowded concert at the California Oaks Sports Park.
The protester's mother, Barbara Vollick, said her son was trying to make a statement against the war in Iraq, not against the United States.
"He's just a college student being crazy," she said.
Murrieta police Sgt. Dennis Vrooman said, "He was basically a one-man demonstration."
He was trying to get others to join him, Vrooman said, "but he wasn't getting any cooperation."
Vollick said her son was upset about President Bush's speech on Iraq last week.
"He's very angry that our young men are dying," Vollick said.
"He didn't even get to say anything," she said, alleging that about a half-dozen people attacked him and pulled the flag away. One man punched him in the face, she said.
Vollick said Sunday her son wasn't in any condition to speak with the press.
"He's actually in a lot of pain right now." She said his face was cut, his neck and back were hurt, and he had welts on his wrists from handcuffs police placed on him when he was arrested.
Vollick was up all night in jail, she said, and he wasn't released until nearly 10 a.m. Sunday morning.
According to a police news release, a Murrieta police officer approached Vollick because the fire posed a hazard to the crowd. The fire burned out quickly, but the officer tried to grab Vollick anyway.
Vollick resisted and tried to break away from his grasp, the release said. With the help of several bystanders, including two off-duty Murrieta police officers, the officer brought Vollick to the ground.
Vollick was arrested on suspicion of resisting a police officer, disturbing a public assembly and inciting a riot. Vollick's mother said he was just trying to stand up, not fight the officers.
"He was yelling, 'You're hurting me,' " she said. "He has a bad back."
Vrooman said, "From my understanding, there were quite a few people in the crowd who were displeased at what he was doing." When the police took the teen him away, Vrooman said, "people applauded."
Vollick said her son was a student at Mt. San Jacinto College for a semester and a half, but had to take time off for health reasons.
She said he had planned to go back to school in August or join the Navy.
"He loves the military," Vollick said, adding that he was a Young Marine for two years when they lived in San Diego. "He wants to serve his country, but he doesn't want to kill people."
Reach Sarah Burge at (951) 368-9642 or sburge@pe.com
That brought a smile to my FReeper face. Also that the local cops gave him an "owee."
His mother's response speaks volumes about his ability to logically and analytically think his actions through.
HAPPY July 4th!
Well now...that explains everything.
Vollick is an idiot.
I bet it's really bad now! Ha ha!
he was a Young Marine for two years when they lived in San Diego.
Doesn't sound like he learned anything.
Outstanding thread! That is one dumb mother -- her son seems short on brains as well. Liberals are going nuts after the President's speech! :)
Burning the flag is a violent act...he got what he deserved...
Personally I was happy to read this. Appears being anti American and anti war wasn't as popular as he thought it was.
Wonder if the NAVY would take him, bad back and the I.Q. of cottage cheese and all.
Wait a minute. He has such a bad back that he can't be handcuffed but he wants to join the military again? Most Marines don't run around burning flags and talk about joining the Navy. Maybe this guy should change his last name to Enigma.</p>
He was trying to get others to join him, Vrooman said, "but he wasn't getting any cooperation."
"He didn't even get to say anything," she said.....Vollick said Sunday her son wasn't in any condition to speak with the press.
"He's actually in a lot of pain right now." She said Vollick was up all night in jail, she said
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too funny, LOL
Like mother, like son. 
"He has a bad back..."
And, he doesn't want to kill anyone (not that any sane person does, but we ARE talking about the military)....
But he still wants to join the Navy.
Yup, idiot.
You know, "freedom of speech" does NOT mean that your speech won't get reactions you don't like. It simply means that the Feds won't censor you (even if they want to). In this case, the crowd simply exercised their first amendment right to express their reaction to this idiot.
Who knew this was going to turn out to be one of those "feel good" stories?
I think he learned if he burns the flag, free speech or not, he gets thrown a beating...and deservedly so.
Consider your audience.
He probably watches a lot of Old Media.
Wow! This twit couldn't get any cooperation for his stunt from Californians? I'm speeechless.
Vollick said Sunday her son wasn't in any condition to speak with the press.
HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE
He didn't even get to say anything," she said, alleging that about a half-dozen people attacked him and pulled the flag away. One man punched him in the face, she said.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
and he had welts on his wrists from handcuffs police placed on him when he was arrested.
Pantywaist!!!
She said he had planned to go back to school in August or join the Navy!
Oh well you little maggot, you blew that one, no branch of the military will take your a$$ now.
Happy 4th folks
John Danforth
SFC U.S. Army (ret)
Speaking of old media I see that MSNBC took particular pleasure in displaying anti American comic books and posters today. The timing was suspicious to say the least.
May not fit the thread but I needed to post it anyway.
I do enjoy reading good news occasionally.
"Burning the flag is a violent act."
Amen, sir. That says it all. Flag burning is not free speech, it is a willful, malevolent ACT!
In spite of our state reputation, Riverside County is considered very Conservative. One small oasis in the midst of a vaste sewer of ideas.
...Something strange about the timeline, marine 2 years, 1 year post H.S. education, 19 y.o. anti-war protester..joined the marines @ 16 y.o.???
Heehee!
How 'bout a little fire, dumbbell?
Indeed. 
and takes lots of drugs
did he have a burn permit?
I represent that!
Now if only that could happen every time some idiot decides to burn the flag (or when illegal aliens decide to boo and shout down the governor of California for that matter...can't think of a better place to apprehend and deport them :o)
"Young Marines" are sort of like sea cadets, eagle scouts etc. Not really Marines but many go on to enlist.
X'actly. Momma's lyin' through her teeth.
You're HURTING me!!! Oh, you brutes.
Dumbass deserved something a little more serious. Mom, with typical liberal cowardice didn't do anything but stand on the sidelines whining and wringing her hands.
Oh well. When you don't believe in anything, then everything is acceptable.
Dumbass deserved something a little more serious...."
Probably would have gotten something more serious if the cops hadn't been on scene. What an idiotic thing to do on the 4th of July when the backlash against the left's daily nonsense at all levels is still escalating
...but i'll bet he doesn't try THAT any time soon!
BTW, anybody know why he would only have been in the Corps for *2* years prior? That's not your standard term of enlistment these days.
Yup. ;-)
Poor baby. /s
I am thinking Momma is so stupid she thinks the Boy scouts or the Sea scouts are the Young marines.
This kid learned a lesson that day he wont get in College.
You mess with the bull you get the horn. Too bad someone didnt slap the crap out of Momma too --she knew what he had in mind. No way he could have gone there with a flag and matches and Momma didnt know what the plan was.
I think that's more than crazy.............
Amen, sir. That says it all. Flag burning is not free speech, it is a willful, malevolent ACT!
With all due respect, you are wrong. I may despise someone who burns the flag -- I loathe such a person and would absolutely scream at them as being un- and anti-American.
But the 1st Amendment is unique in the world and is what sets us apart. "I may hate what you say but will die for your right to say it" is one of the fundemental principles of our Republic.
We can ridicule and disagree all we want, but Flag Burning, as dismaying as it may be, MUST be allowed, else all we hold dear has become meaningless.
How 'bout RIDDLE wrapped in a MYSTERY inside an ENIGMA?
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