Man cited for burning Mexican flag[at the Alamo]

KENS 5 Eyewitness News ^ | 10/09/2007 | Joe Conger

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

In the next few days, there should be a demonstration against the arrest of David Bohmfalk.

Those protesting his arrest should at the same given moment whip out a Mexican flag and burn it.

I would love to see hundreds of folks show up and burn hundreds Mexican flags at the same time.

[BOATSNM8]

Trust me, San Antonio is not browning!

[snowrip]

Park police cited Bohmfalk for illegal burning of rubbish, even though specifically because it was a Mexican flag he set ablaze.

[Unknowing]

We don’t know all that, and can’t infer it from the article. But I’d bet you’re correct, and also that the Police are expected to react in such a way. We have an alien army of tens of millions of potential fighters here, after all.

[Kevmo]

Good place to bump this thread. That could be the basis of his legal defense, basically showing the city guvmint is calling the Mexican flag rubbish.

[The KG9 Kid]

"... The city is charging 46-year old David Bohmfalk with burning without a permit"

If convicted, he faces being deported back to his hometown in Egypt.

[Wallace T.]

It would be interesting to see what reaction there would be if someone burned the flag of a European country, say that of Belgium, on the plaza.

[dforest]

Don’t waste your time.

Face it, the much hated Corsi was right. The US has sold out US citizens in favor of global corporations. Hey y’all Rooty is their guy...anyway..If I were Bush, I would buy me some land in Paraguay.

[wolfcreek]

This will be good material for the next Mexican Pol calling us xenophobic racists. “Jew See what he dun to our flag”

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Name of “Bohmfalk”?

Are we sure this isn’t a DeNiro-Stiller comedy?

[B-Chan]

“Park police cited Bohmfalk for illegal burning of rubbish”

LOL

[M Kehoe]

Park police cited Bohmfalk for illegal burning of rubbish,...

Ok, I'll buy that. Municipal justice done well.

Everyone needs to pony up a dime to pay his fine.

PayPal addy anyone?

5.56mm

[phrogphlyer]

“Illegal burning of rubbish”!! Even the charge makes a point.

If I were ever to be cited for something like that, I wouldn't even contest it. Just pay the fine and frame the citation.

[TexanByBirth]

The city has not returned calls for comment. As for Bohmfalk's right to a speedy trial, that's been delayed as well. His trial has been reset three times.

Sounds to me like the City of San Antonio is searching high and low for a way out of a no-win situation. This arrest is a PR disaster for a city dependent on tourism (yes, even Mexican tourist) and the home to four military bases!

[Madame Dufarge]

A nice detailed description of the incident (which apparently occurred in May 2007) from Mr. Bohmfak himself.

David Bohmfak

[Kevmo]

Well, I thought it was funny. Maybe you need to ask Freepers to think a little on that one.

[raybbr]

At this point, the two officers, both Hispanic, began talking to each other about what felonies they could charge me with, and asking me questions, although I had not been advised of my rights under Miranda v. Arizona. The male police officer, I believe his name was Ramirez, advised me that I had not only committed arson, but that I had violated several state and federal Homeland Security laws and that I should now consider myself a “domestic terrorist”. Numerous times while he was questioning me, he repeated that I had committed an act of domestic terrorism, due to post-9-11 laws.

Oh brother!

[raybbr]

[live+let_live]

ping

[SaxxonWoods]

The ghost of Thomas Miller from Gonzales, Alamo Defender and my ancestor, is smiling.