This is most disrespectful thing I have seen. Tuesday is the day I run errands with my mom. Our first stop today was her bank. As I turned onto Franklin Turnpike, I noticed that the flags outside the municipal hall were flying at half-staff or is it half mast. Anyway seeing flags like that always gives me pause. As I turn into her bank I notice that the flag pole has a flag tied around it – really?!? So I mention to the teller that there is a problem with the flag and someone should fix it because it is very disrespectful. I run a couple of more errands and come back by the bank and the issue hasn’t been remedied. I couldn’t believe it so while my mom was in the drug store I took a photo and posted it on Facebook and Twitter. That was my “reaction” but I thought I should take “action”. So I decided I should go a step further to try to remedy this situation. I guess the part that seemed so outrageous to me was that less than half a block away the flag was flying at half-staff and a block away is the American Legion hall. I thought what if some veteran notices it or the family of the person being honored by the flag at half-staff. I went into the municipal hall and inquired about why the flags were at half-staff. The former chief of police had died so it was to honor his memory and service. I went into the bank and told them again about the flag and included that the flags next door were at half-staff. I was told the maintenance guy puts it up. Actually I don’t care who puts it up, I understand the string broke but there is no reason for the flag to be tied to the flagpole. Take it down, fold it up and take it inside. Fold it up and leave it by the door if you can’t get in the bank but don’t tie it to the flagpole. It just shows total lack of respect. The woman I spoke with did go right out and take the flag down. But I guess my dismay is that someone would have such little respect for the American flag that they would tie it to the pole. To be honest I have less problems with someone burning the flag than I do in what I saw today. Someone who burns the flag at least understands that it stands for something that they don’t agree with. But tieing the flag to the pole showed no understanding at all.
