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Posted: 8/22/2006 11:17:49 AM EDT

This will get your blood pumping.....

factorfiction.com

Probably a dupe, if so......... oh well

Several pictures said to be from Montebello high school in Montebello, California, that show students raising the Mexican flag with an American flag flying below it and upside down. The email also includes commentary about the future of American, but the main feature of the email is the pictures of the flags.

The Truth:
The pictures are true. They were taken at Montebello high school on Monday, March 27, 2006. The students were part of a walkout aimed at influencing Congress, which was debating immigration policy and the potential of cracking down on illegal immigrants in the country. Although the flag-raising took place at Montebello high school, officials of the Montebello Unified School District were quick to point out that the protesters were not students from Montebello high school. Assistent Superintendent Robert Henke said the high school was under a lockdown and all the students were in their classrooms. He said that the 800 to 1000 students were from neighboring school districts such as the El Rancho Unified School District and the Whittier Union High School District. They marched to Montebello high school, lowered the flags, replaced the school flag with a Mexican flag, flew the U.S. flag upside down, and stole the California flag that had been on the pole.

Posted: 8/22/2006 11:19:07 AM EDT

[#1]

if true, I think it woul actually be appropriate. An upside-down flag is a symbol of distress, not disrespect as those who were flying it would have intended.

Posted: 8/22/2006 11:20:02 AM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
if true, I think it woul actually be appropriate. An upside-down flag is a symbol of distress, not disrespect as those who were flying it would have intended.

I have heard that aswell, but to place a Mexican flag over the American!?!?!?!?! (In America)

Posted: 8/22/2006 11:23:37 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:

Quoted:
if true, I think it woul actually be appropriate. An upside-down flag is a symbol of distress, not disrespect as those who were flying it would have intended.

I have heard that aswell, but to place a Mexican flag over the American!?!?!?!?! (In America)

That is messed up. I don't really consider many parts of California to be in the U.S. any longer.

Posted: 8/22/2006 11:34:09 AM EDT

[#4]

The fucking [racial slur purposly omitted] are really fucking asking for it.

and I hope I live long enough to give it to a few of them.

Posted: 8/22/2006 11:35:40 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:

That is messed up. I don't really consider many parts of California to be in the U.S. any longer.

I don't consider any of it as a part of the U.S.

Let it slide into the sea.

Posted: 8/22/2006 12:01:42 PM EDT

[#6]

I did not see one gringo in that picture, the last American there should have taken the flag before he left.

Posted: 8/22/2006 12:04:17 PM EDT

[#7]

M134 mini gun...check

Posted: 8/22/2006 12:24:44 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
This will get your blood pumping.....

factorfiction.com

Probably a dupe, if so......... oh well

This happened near me. I remember it being all over the news. It did happen and is a efing shame.

I know about putting the flag upside down for distress. That would be used in a situation when a ship is drifting or other circumstance. These high school students did it deliberately.

RS

Posted: 8/22/2006 12:44:04 PM EDT

[#9]

Well shoot if they love mexico so much then nothing's stopping them from going back. Oh wait that's right they want jobs.

When I see a US flag upsidedown it just makes me think somewhere MacGuyver needs help.

Posted: 8/22/2006 12:45:58 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:

Quoted:
if true, I think it woul actually be appropriate. An upside-down flag is a symbol of distress, not disrespect as those who were flying it would have intended.

I have heard that aswell, but to place a Mexican flag over the American!?!?!?!?! (In America)

That is messed up. I don't really consider ~~many parts of~~ California to be in the U.S. any longer.

Fixed

Posted: 8/22/2006 1:39:33 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
Well shoot if they love mexico so much then nothing's stopping them from going back. Oh wait that's right they want jobs.

When I see a US flag upsidedown it just makes me think somewhere MacGuyver needs help.

The problems isn't that they just like Mexico better, the problem is that many have come here to conquer (reconquer in thier eyes) what they consider to be Aztlan.

Troubling times we live in....

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