Police Departments Pull Honor Guard from Funeral because of Confederate Flag

The Bryan-College Station Eagle ^ | 12 January 2007 | Laura Hensley

[Rebeleye]

Family members of a former Brazos County sheriff said Thursday that a Confederate flag displayed at his funeral was not intended to be offensive.

The flag prompted the Bryan and College Station police departments to pull officers from honor guard duty before Wednesday's funeral for Bobby Yeager.

Members of his family said Yeager, who served as Brazos County sheriff from 1978 to 1984 and was a former detective for the College Station department, asked before his death to have the flag displayed at his funeral.

[gcruse]

" defend the family's right to free expression."

How does pulling the honor guard affect free speech?

[radar101]

That's what the Mexicans claimed in March--That waving the Mexican flag was simply exercising their freedom of expression--First Amendment

[gcruse]

They're right. It was.
Having an honor guard walk away from a funeral because they objected to the stars and bars was not a speech issue, though, unless you count walking off as THEIR speech.

[stainlessbanner]

DixiePing

[COEXERJ145]

I live in Bryan/College Station so I've heard about this story since it happened.

For the most part, the citizens have not been supportave of what the police departments did.

[StoneWall Brigade]

This is just plain Awful

[spunkets]

"AND this is not offensive?"

They're not getting an honor guard, so there's nopoint in the post.

[Colt .45]

"They're not getting an honor guard, so there's nopoint in the post."

So we are just supposed to lie down and take the PC crap is that it?!

[spunkets]

" So we are just supposed to lie down and take the PC crap is that it?!"

Islamic terrorists have no claim to an honor guard whatsoever. That is not PC, it is reality. See, post #11 that I replied to. The "honor" they should receive, is bannishment to their homeland, hell.

[Colt .45]

And I am talking about the PC Cops who cut and run at the sight of a CBF.

[Rebeleye]

This is most unfortunate as it may lead to criminals displaying Confederate battle flags when confronted by the Bryan-College Station police. The cops would surely then run for cover!

[Colt .45]

I take it that freedom of speech only applies if you are African-American, Latino, Arabic, Native American, Hindu, Russian, Beloruss(Ukrainian), Eastern European, European, African, South American, Canadian, South East Asian, etc. If you are white, and of Anglo-Saxon descent it DOESN'T APPLY to you!

Geez - where is the Constitution I defended for so many years?!

[Colonel Kangaroo]

I'm no fan of the reb flag either, but this is ridiculous. Disturbing whatever comforts a grieving family is a rotten thing.