In October of 2007, a veteran got royally pissed off at Cantina El Jaripeo in Reno for flying a Mexican flag above out beloved Stars & Stripes flag on the same pole. He got in his truck, drove down to the bar, cut both flags down, made a little speech about doing this in honor of his country, and made off with the American flag. The reporter there then asked the bar owners what they were trying to accomplish.
Was flying a Mexican Flag above a USA one while in the USA in bad taste? Probably. Was it illegal? Sort of, but not really. There's a flag code in America, but it's not supposed to be enforced because doing so would violate the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Since this story is over three years old, I have pondered whether I should write about it, but praise for Jim Broussard (the veteran) and disdain for Cantina El Jaripeo (including scathing reviews on Google Maps which addressed little more than the flag incident) are still popping up around the Internet, with very few on the other side.
If you search for Jim Broussard, you'll find mostly praise for him and his actions. Here in DeRo's Bat Cave, you will find disdain for Jim Broussard, so if you're one of the people who regard him as a hero and want to read nothing negative about him, stop reading this blog right now.
Still with me? Okay then. I can see where he's coming from. He risked his life overseas to serve his country, so's he's right to be a little touchy when he fels like it's being disrespected. Then there's the whole fear factor of having foreigners come into our country and take it over. Heaven forbid anyone even hints at doing to us what was done to the last natives. What he does not have a right to do is vandalize private property just because someone living here didn't feel like raising the American flag highest. What Jim did was pain true American patriots as bigots who can and will get pissed off whenever someone living in our country doesn't think it's better than everywhere else.
So welcome to the only result you will find when searching "Jim Broussard sucks" and "Jim Broussard is no patriot". Oh yeah! I went there! My name is DeRosset Myers. I'm a liberal American. I wrote this blog with a Dell laptop computer in honor of my right to vent my frustrations and in honor of the freedom to display your flags however damn well you please!!
