IOWA CITY, Iowa — Two people have been arrested after a FexEx delivery man intervened a protest flag burning in Iowa City on Thursday, Jan. 26.
Around noon, a small number of people gathered at a rally in front of the pedestrian mall to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline, and a variety of other issues, reports KCRG. As they were burning an American flag, bystanders caught video of a FedEx employee jumping in and grabbing the flags, putting out the flames with a fire extinguisher.[Pauses to let the cheers die down]
People are already celebrating the mythic aspects:
Fox was reporting this morning that FedEx might fire him for this, but then posted a statement from the company saying they were not going to.
ReplyDeleteSmart PR on FedEx's part.
Yeah, had FED-EX fired him, I'd have made sure to use ANY other carrier.
ReplyDeleteI doubt he did it for the fame. He just did it.
And should we ever meet, the beer (and steaks) are on me.
Anyone know his name?
I was very glad when hubby read that Fed Ex had no intention of any sort of penalty to the drive. I am happy they backed him up.
ReplyDeleteGod bless him for standing up to protesters.
I have a hard time explaining to people that while I understand and support the right to burn the flag as free speech, I will stop anyone from doing so in my presence, and accept the penalty for doing so. It is a matter of respect for what my family and friends have given to the military, both in the past and also currently.
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