Half Staff

I just noticed that the flags are being flown at half staff, so I had to go home and look up the reason, as I do not recall any dignitaries or war heroes passing this week. It may have been lost in the circus of the GOP...

The flags are being for the victims of Baton Rouge, not dignitaries or war heroes, but LEOs shot in the line of duty. So will the flag remain at half staff for the innocent soldiers killed in action over the last 230 years? If we are going to lower the flag for every person killed while on duty, the flag will never be a full staff again.

One side of the political agenda has pushed and propagated fear so much that the leaders of this country make decisions like this, disrespecting those that have served and been true heroes and dignitaries, in fear of negative criticism by arm chair patriots and jingoists.

Anyone that was a scout and/or served in the military knows when and why a flag is lowered in honor of the fallen. Instead of worrying that the kids are not saying 'under god' in the pledge, may be we should teach some basic citizenry. It is not for workers that have lost their lives while working. What is next? Half staff for a steel worker that has fallen off a beam? A fisherman that has fallen overboard?

I understand that there is a serious issue with the relentless killing of people in this country, so instead of doing something about that and trying to remedy the situation, let us create more symbolic honorifics and say our prayers, because that will rectify it all.

You want to Make America Great Safe Again, try stepping up and doing something and stop the fear mongering and proliferation of violence against each other...