Mexican Flag Burned After Week Of Protests

Arizona Republic ^ | 31 March 2006 | AP

[buccaneer81]

Mexican flag burned after week of protests

Associated Press Mar. 31, 2006 07:10 AM

Tensions over immigration got a little heated Thursday in Apache Junction.

A Mexican flag was brought to school by a Hispanic student in response to what he said was a racist remark directed at him the day before. After he and other students raised the flag on the school's flagpole, the newspaper said another group of students took it down and burned it.

The burning and ensuing shoving match between the two groups of students happened before most students arrived at the school.

The school's principal said all six students involved will be disciplined.

Security was beefed up after the incident but there were no other problems at the school Thursday.

[buccaneer81]

Nice to see a flag burning for a good cause. Good on those patriotic students standing up to la raza.

[NY Attitude]

Nice to see a display of American patriotism.

[Andy from Beaverton]

Isn't that a hate crime???

[Danae]

I will flick my bic for that.

This is the USA. Not Mexico. Get over it.

[AmericanRepublican]

I disagree.

I do not like it when Americans adopt the tactics of our overseas enemies.

We are better than this. Let la raza bring their wierdly colored flags... petty... our focus is the legal system making sure our country is not flooded with the 'flagbearers' themselves.

[MadeInAmerica]

Excellent - but, I wonder if MSM will cover this....hmmm, if they do...get ready for 3rd world riots in OUR streets.

[cripplecreek]

Well I'm a compassionate conservative and I hope somebody urinated on it to put the fire out.

[joe fonebone]

I am ready now.....
7.62mm

[NY Attitude]

Have you ever seen or been around a Cinco De Mayo festival?

[D-Chivas]

This is America, not Mexico. Get over it.

[Puppage]

Mexican Flag Burned After Week Of Protests

What took so long?

[Ptaz]

I have no desire to see anyone's heritage trashed, but when it's used under the guise of showing a desire to stay in the United States, it deserves what it gets.

[MadeInAmerica]

Excellent point, but I'm torn on this. Seeing another country flag fly on our soil, over our public land is wrong and many people have died to have OUR flag fly...no other. A simple lesson of..."you fly that flag and it burns" will certainly stop that IMO.

[kjo]

Too late. Congress is gonna make all the illegals legal. It's a short jump from there to making them voters. It's gonna happen.

[JillValentine]

If the enemy has the right to burn the American flag, then our allies also have the right to burn the Mexican flag.

You may not like the tactics being used, but as someone once said, "If you take the high road too often, you'll get altitude sickness."

[RobbyS]

I disagree with you. If we are free to burn the American flag, then we are free to burn the Mexican flag. Ironically the hispanics are waving the flag of a government whose oppressive/ineffective policies their parents chose to flee.

[frogjerk]

Notice to prospective aliens, immigrants, wetbacks,,, whatever. If you come to America still declaring allegiances to your native flag you do not belong in America.

TEDDY: "AMEN!"

[magslinger]

The flag burners were wrong and should be punished along with the others. If they wanted to burn a Mexican flag, and I am with them there, they should have supplied their own.

The Mexican flag should not have been flying on that flag pole, but that's no excuse for destroying someone else's property.

[AmericanRepublican]

Have you ever seen or been around a Cinco De Mayo festival?

No... I prefer my local Cheers like tavern. But I'm curious? What happens at Cinco De Mayo?