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[u/Callec254]

This is not the way. Even if I totally agree with the sentiment, actually hitting someone over it escalates it to a whole new level of stupid.

[u/Ok_Management4634 → u/Callec254]

yes, I'm all for patriotism, but this went WAY TOO FAR.

Another example I saw at a ballpark, they were doing the anthem, my friend forgot to take his hat off , because he doesn't normally wear a baseball cap.. An overzealous person made a big scene about it and embarrassed the my friend who was a dad in front of his kids.. The guy was standing up, hand on his heart, just forgot to take off his hat.. No need for the patriot police to make such a scene. It would be differently if someone quietly told him.. "your hat".. But this guy walked all the way over and yelled about it..

[u/SrirachaPopcorn]

So assaulting people for exercising their first amendment rights?

[u/ddIbb → u/SrirachaPopcorn]

For real. There’s some real “pUnCh a NaZi” energy with this one.

[u/Own-Tank5998]

There is no excuse for doing that, people have the right to sit during the national anthem, people who serve serve for the right of others to even burn the flag if they so choose to do.

[u/inmuhead]

If assaulting me during the anthem is the American way, then turn around and give him the stars and stripes in return.

[u/mocoloco311 → u/inmuhead]

If you think a smack is assault you need to step outside of the feminized padded walls of the present and recognize how to handle things like a man. We honor God, we honor parents, and we honor our county and those that die and live for it. If the way to learn respect is a smack on the head then so be it.

[u/5000wattsx → u/mocoloco311]

You can be charged with assault for simply spitting on someone. In the Army I saw someone get court-martialed for assault for throwing their velcro rank at their commander after the commander threatened to demote him.

As much as I disagree with disrespecting the flag, the difference here is he has the first amendment right to stay seated while the guy smacking him for staying seated could easily go to jail if the guy pressed charges (which I’m sure he was too embarrassed to do so but if he wasn’t embarrassed he would be in his right to do so).

[u/inmuhead → u/mocoloco311]

We both agree that it's disrespectful to sit during the national anthem, but it's not against the law like hitting people is, even if it was just a light slap to the back of the head. I believe if a stranger hits you because they don't like something you're doing, they should fully expect to be hit back or at least be reported. Call the guy out, shame them for being disrespectful, but slapping someone you don't know is a good way to get retaliated on.

[u/joejackson62 → u/mocoloco311]

You're right. It's battery, not assault.

[u/shidokanartist]

Clown shit, if we’re supposed to be a free country the guy should be able to sit there and not participate without fear of being assaulted, whether we agree with his actions or not, especially if we don’t agree, actually.

[u/buffinator2]

Goddammit, another boomercon saying we need more unprovoked assault and battery because the old farts are getting their feelings hurt?

World will be a better place one day without that old asshole.

[u/joconnell13]

Call him a douchebag but don't hit him. That's not how we do things. He's exercising his first amendment rights and you exercise yours back to tell him what you feel about him and then move on. In fact you don't even have to say anything...

[u/ddIbb]

This guy should be arrested. You can decline to stand for the anthem for a large number of reasons. Physical disability, political stance, or just because you don’t feel like it. No one else has to like it. That’s what it means to have freedom. What’s important is that we have the right to stand or not stand. You know what we don’t have the right to do? Hit someone because we don’t like what they are doing or not doing.

For people in this subreddit that (justifiably) complain so much about the left acting like childish morons, a lot of you are no better.

[u/Just-STFU]

We don't need to physically harm people for not doing what we think (and know) is the right thing. We are not them. This is a free country and the guy is free to be a loser who sits.

[u/Classy_Mouse]

Just let him sit alone. Stand and let him see he is the only one joining in his protest. Resorting to violence is immoral and ineffective. In most intances it will only encourage him to continue.

This case it seemed he got lucky with a young man being willing to quickly acknowledge he is being disrespectful

[u/SwissDeathstar]

Assault? I think you have enough of that.

[u/mocoloco311 → u/SwissDeathstar]

Your great grandfathers took bullets and came home to build log cabins with their bare hands, and you call a little smack on the head assault.

[u/NuclearTheology → u/mocoloco311]

It is. Being involved in war doesn’t entitle you to lay hands on someone not doing anything

[u/browsingandlooking4 → u/mocoloco311]

No shit men held the line during multiple banzai charge and came back drove a milk truck for 30 years and raised a family of 6 and never missed a day of work and this little pussy can't get his ass up?

[u/J0N3K4T]

Please fucking try me like that old man. You put hands on ANYONE for exercising their free will without harming others and you will be met with whatever force necessary to stop you.

[u/browsingandlooking4]

God bless America!! Now get your punk ass up and show respect 🙏 🫡

[u/joejackson62]

You can hate the fact that this guy is sitting during the national anthem, but he has every right and freedom to do so. This asshole behind him needs to be charged with assault and battery.

[u/AerieThink5695]

Ok boomer, whatever you say.

[u/SnowBro2020]

Any of you tards upvoting this have a lot of reevaluating to do. There is nothing patriotic about assaulting someone for exercising their freedoms

[u/Nikoviking]

Those who cheer on this kind of childish behaviour are no better than the violent thugs on the Left. It irks me that he isn’t standing for the anthem but it doesn’t excuse violence.

[u/the-tinman]

It does need more but there are better ways.

In this case the young man bought the grump vet a beer and the video going viral may start some conversations

[u/GoodMatter3449]

This is assault, you might as well just say you don’t give a fuck about the constitution