inerlogic
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"Court: Stolen Valor Act Unconstitutional" or, "Lying is protected by the 1st"
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Nope, it's not BS. If this law is upheld, where does the line end? Sorry, this isn't about people who lie about military service. This is about people who lie about anything. If they are not committing fraud (the criminal definition), then they can lie away. Very rarely do these DBs who can't stand that they are losers do not commit some form of fraud, so I don't see why this law is even needed much less a smart idea. In fact, this guy actually did commit fraud in another context and you will note his lie about his service caused further scrutiny which uncovered his other fraud.
dustoff22
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Nothing surprises me anymore. Of course, the precedent has already been set by former and present CIC's, lawmakers (Senators Kerry and Kennedy come to mind), ad infinitum. Moral decay is apparently quite contagious. What these posers need is some swift vigilante justice.
This will only encourage future posers. Oh well.....more targets of opportunity for me!
Busting out Vietnam Vet posers is my favorite hobby!![[smile]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/001.gif "Smile [smile]")
Busting out Vietnam Vet posers is my favorite hobby!
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I thought laws were "upheld as being unconstitutional" and "struck down as being unconstitutional".
More quality 4th grade reporting.
Does it have to be stenciled on? Can't we get it there like Tarantino carved the swastika in Inglorious Basterds?
In God We Trust
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No victim, no crime. I think the .gov has bigger fish to fry than some loser that wants to get a handshake for pretending to be a soldier. If he was doing it for financial gain, thats a different story.
The victims are those who served honorably.Having some douche claiming a title that he didn't earn turning peoples stomachs with stories he got from an assortment of movies and mis-representing their service is a crime.
dustoff22
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Only in the eyes of the beholder. I venture to say that if you've lost friends in action and have friends maimed from action, you consider it a crime. Speak nothing of the many thousands who have fought for our freedoms so idiots can pretend to be heroes. BS!
AHM
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Belay that.
Stenciling is too "military-retro" for the likes of them.
Elsewhere on Barboursville Newswire...
Hybrid verdict:
May be crazy -
but Not Guilty.
Chevy 2 65
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"The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an earlier ruling determining that a law barring people from lying about their military heroics was a violation of free speech."
What about the free speech of all those killed or missing in action ?
What about the free speech of all those killed or missing in action ?
