tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post2991556244761707009..comments2024-03-28T13:07:39.342-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: [Updated] Workers place tarp over flags on 8th Street and Avenue D Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-22136045559256310832017-08-20T17:06:09.190-04:002017-08-20T17:06:09.190-04:00Whatever happened to people paying attention in th...Whatever happened to people paying attention in the 8th grade? "Free Speech" is between you and the government. Even then there is nothing in the Constitution that says the rest of us have to sit quietly. Nice try though Memoirs of a Bulimic Black Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957556069781548000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-30829494864116533222017-08-19T23:33:59.183-04:002017-08-19T23:33:59.183-04:00Hey high-horse peeps..where was the rabid outrage ...Hey high-horse peeps..where was the rabid outrage the first day this nutjob displayed his flag? I guess you needed a few months and a little prodding via media frenzy to get really offended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-48025399925326338842017-08-19T21:32:49.353-04:002017-08-19T21:32:49.353-04:00I agree, 1:32. I, too, am more offended by -- and ...I agree, 1:32. I, too, am more offended by -- and have much more to lose from -- the appropriating condos invading the nabe. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-60878775298783427362017-08-19T14:14:19.819-04:002017-08-19T14:14:19.819-04:00There are more important issues that will make a d...There are more important issues that will make a difference to the lives of the EVers and America.<br /><br />Like widening economic disparity and stagnant wagesJQ LLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203861642095498340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-42377152744950096222017-08-19T13:32:53.416-04:002017-08-19T13:32:53.416-04:00I'm more offended by the luxury condo building...I'm more offended by the luxury condo building being put up right next door. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-67713715647917615972017-08-19T11:40:47.927-04:002017-08-19T11:40:47.927-04:00Boy, talk about intolerance and hate. Give it a re...Boy, talk about intolerance and hate. Give it a rest. He's just a nutter wth a couple of flags. I don't if anyone will be swayed/influenced or feel some sort of kinship with him. There are more important issues that will make a difference to the lives of the EVers and America.cmarrtyynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-84930651459382450282017-08-19T10:39:52.606-04:002017-08-19T10:39:52.606-04:00william greenwilliam greenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-87429275220077409242017-08-19T10:07:24.875-04:002017-08-19T10:07:24.875-04:00The Daily News has identified the guy by name. I w...The Daily News has identified the guy by name. I will not share it here to give him any more fame or publicity, but a quick lookup shows he is in his mid 40s and has a Hunter College email address. I doubt Hunter College will be happy to see his name in the newspaper. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-50358380585332547802017-08-19T09:52:31.017-04:002017-08-19T09:52:31.017-04:00My real fear about this is that apartment building...My real fear about this is that apartment building will become a tourist attraction. <br /><br />The tenant has a right to display his flags for it's in his own apartment and not only does he have the first amendment to rely on he also has the fourth to protect his right to privacy and home. if they were outside that will probably be against code.<br /><br />If anything, and going by witnesses who claim he used to yell racial epithets from his window (but never seeing it or knowing where they were coming from, sounds like this guy just yelled shit and ducked inside like a petulant child) and his vast flag collection which included iron cross flags, now that he's hanging confederate flags at the absolute worst time, requests should be honored about the identity of this man for he is being a nuisance.<br /><br /> A real man with convictions would stand up for his beliefs and rights and confront his neighbors and the media. <br /><br />It's also curious why the community board and the landlord would want to protect him. It just leads to more intrigue and will not go away. Really what's so special about this guy?<br /><br />Slippery slope is right. There was a recent takedown of a confederacy statue by protesters in Deluth, N.C.. The video was not that appealing and the people there were obnoxious and looked stupid beating it up. It led to 3 people being arrested.JQ LLChttps://impunitycity.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-82691490555941624592017-08-19T09:39:17.056-04:002017-08-19T09:39:17.056-04:00Most buildings have bylaws or house rules preventi...Most buildings have bylaws or house rules preventing you from hanging signs or flags in the windows. It's meant to prevent you from using your residence for commercial purposes, which would get the landlord fined. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-91764894519078629622017-08-19T09:22:56.609-04:002017-08-19T09:22:56.609-04:00Right now police are scuffling with neo-Nazi prote... Right now police are scuffling with neo-Nazi protesters in Berlin while trying to keep them away from a bunch of counter protesters. Today in Boston at noon two huge rally's are planned, one supporting the alt right then Nazis and one against it. The Boston police are very concerned that violence my break out. What this guy is doing by displaying the flags is encouraging the Alt-right and the neo-Nazis to take to the streets and wreak havoc. We are just moments away from violence breaking out in the streets in cities around the world because this is what the alt right and Trump and the neo- Nazis want.. That's where the potential for violence comes in, not from his neighbors are from normal people, but from the people who support the hateful an extremist ideology that those flags represent. Take the flags down now. Stop inciting violence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-35962405917737596492017-08-19T09:22:35.940-04:002017-08-19T09:22:35.940-04:00Bring back all the flags of every nation. Silencin...Bring back all the flags of every nation. Silencing is persecution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-6860020394464128732017-08-19T08:53:31.151-04:002017-08-19T08:53:31.151-04:00I find find silencing speech much more scary than ...I find find silencing speech much more scary than any piece of cloth. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-30270709978203626992017-08-19T08:50:59.819-04:002017-08-19T08:50:59.819-04:00Actually what this guy is doing may not be protect... Actually what this guy is doing may not be protected as free speech. A woman who lives on the upper West side in the Ansonia had a neon peace sign in her window and was forced to remove it because it violated New York City zoning laws related to lighted signs. What this guy is doing by putting flood lights behind his flags at night is creating a lighted sign. He may be violating the same zoning law that forced the woman's peace sign to be removed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-25330032075279838102017-08-19T08:46:30.229-04:002017-08-19T08:46:30.229-04:00If the sight of a flag incites you to violence, ma...If the sight of a flag incites you to violence, maybe we should be reevaluating who is mentally ill. If you are unable to handle your emotions due to the sight of a flag, you are emotionally immature at the least and honestly, incapable of being a serious part of the free speech discussion. Just because you do not like something does not mean you get to tear it down. If we want to live in a country where we are free to express ourselves we have to live with others who are free to express themselves no matter how much we disagree. When did we start to forget this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-5221002513223126112017-08-19T08:32:28.318-04:002017-08-19T08:32:28.318-04:00Mental illness does not necessarily give this guy ...Mental illness does not necessarily give this guy a pass. It's possible to be mentally ill and still intentionally and knowingly spew hate -- case in point, 45. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-22387292004915153912017-08-19T08:00:12.038-04:002017-08-19T08:00:12.038-04:00Has anyone seen him? Does anyone know how he is re...Has anyone seen him? Does anyone know how he is reacting? I see his windows in the front are open, but I haven't seen him looking out. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-22068326804929106092017-08-19T07:36:00.206-04:002017-08-19T07:36:00.206-04:00On his own property. However, he rents, so his lan...On his own property. However, he rents, so his landlord owns the property and can request him to remove the flags.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-76475470194597086742017-08-19T03:25:50.979-04:002017-08-19T03:25:50.979-04:00Maybe it is time to think is this person okay does...Maybe it is time to think is this person okay does he need help is he able is this a cry for help in some way?.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-90403055335161968402017-08-19T02:47:29.247-04:002017-08-19T02:47:29.247-04:00Look up incitement. This is not constitutionally p...Look up incitement. This is not constitutionally protected speach. It is inciting violence. Those flags represent oppression and racism. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-55483946658190594532017-08-19T01:28:24.493-04:002017-08-19T01:28:24.493-04:00Yeah, what did happen to free speech? Why don'...Yeah, what did happen to free speech? Why don't we just erase all the parts of history and art that we find unacceptable and live in a mediocre homogenized bubble. Looks like that's the future of the USA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-54074463765734121752017-08-19T00:25:56.681-04:002017-08-19T00:25:56.681-04:006:21 - we do not live in france or germany - we ha...6:21 - we do not live in france or germany - we have a first amendment right to free speech - despite your desire to have censorship, which will lead to an elimination of comments like yours, minor exception right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-9869679197728931632017-08-19T00:24:13.989-04:002017-08-19T00:24:13.989-04:00Ask the NFLAsk the NFLMr. Ample Sampleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02323031970247072940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-25762411536785793712017-08-18T23:55:35.475-04:002017-08-18T23:55:35.475-04:00The government/cops cannot halt or punish him with...The government/cops cannot halt or punish him without good cause to do so. Other citizens are free to show ways to express their displeasure, but can also run afoul of the law or statues if not careful. The landlord probably has attorneys for this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-5452729694195840192017-08-18T23:47:36.800-04:002017-08-18T23:47:36.800-04:00Isn't regularly yelling out the window conside...Isn't regularly yelling out the window considered a disturbance and a menace? Wouldn't that alone be grounds for eviction?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com