Glad this didn't happen in my town.

[twyacht]

Even though this is in the UK, the result and reaction is the same.  Who are these people that are just that stupid?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4674411.ece

This kind of story just gets my boxer's in a bunch,.....

[CJS3]

This is what happens when the culture becomes infused with a leftest philosophy. Great Britain is no longer great, and I really think the people there like it that way.

[Hazcat]

WE must stand and say "NO, NOT ON MY WATCH" or we will see the same here.

It seems to me that at best we (Americans) resist this BS for a few years then colapse.  This "it will happen here soon" out look must STOP!  We need to say not here, not now, not ever.

[twyacht]

If my fading memory is still somewhat intact, wasn't it a "law", here in the U.S. to provide room and board to the local militia if needed?

I wish that was still applied, I'd give this soldier, room and board, regardless. I'd even buy some Guiness.

[Big Frank]

If my fading memory is still somewhat intact, wasn't it a "law", here in the U.S. to provide room and board to the local militia if needed?

I wish that was still applied, I'd give this soldier, room and board, regardless. I'd even buy some Guiness.

Amendment III: No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. 

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[tombogan03884]

Amendment III: No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. 

3rd Amendment says you can't have troops FORCED on you, if you want to help it's your business.
The English have NEVER given their service members the honor and respect they earned, men wounded under Wellington at Waterloo were reduced to begging in the streets, Even in the early 1900's in Kipling's words, "It's Tommy this and Tommy that, and , Chuck him out, the brute. But it's Thin Red Line of Hero's when the guns begin to shoot."
Sounds kind of like the dems who sent our troops to Vn. then spit on them when they came home. Or the dems of today who say "Oh I support the troops" then play politics with the defense budget.

[alfsauve]

Actually, some contempt of servicemen and women did occur during Vietnam era in the US.   

When I was stationed in Rantoul, IL, I took a weekend pass to Chicago.  The first hotel we tried to register at, turned my buddy and I down.  Although, in fairness, I think it was because we were very young, without credit, and with barely enough cash to pay for the room.    It was soon forgotten though after an hour in a certain part of downtown.

On the flip side, I spent St Pat's day at a bar in LA, in uniform and every hippy and dippy civilian bought me a round that night.   I guess on that night we're all Irish.

[tombogan03884]

Actually, some contempt of servicemen and women did occur during Vietnam era in the US.  

When I was stationed in Rantoul, IL, I took a weekend pass to Chicago.  The first hotel we tried to register at, turned my buddy and I down.  Although, in fairness, I think it was because we were very young, without credit, and with barely enough cash to pay for the room.    It was soon forgotten though after an hour in a certain part of downtown.

On the flip side, I spent St Pat's day at a bar in LA, in uniform and every hippy and dippy civilian bought me a round that night.   I guess on that night we're all Irish.

SOME ?

[alfsauve]

SOME ?

Yes, some.  Not everybody.  As witnessed by my evening in LA in 1970 where I would have thought the young, hippie locals would have been more hostile.  They weren't.     I was lucky in that most of the time I traveled by military air, so I wasn't in the public places often.    I know others receive rather hostile treatment at times.

Maybe that's why my generation (Vietnam era) stands to applaud or salute military personnel at the transportation terminals.

Alf
437 Military Airlift  1968-1972
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