Insulting the French Flag Could Cost You

The wiping was probably a bet. We all know how the french, at least the Parisians, love the sticks in their rear; he was probably just trying to become more nationalistic! I joke - I joke . . . figured I'd get the first ethnocentric comment . . .

Still proud to be an (Ignorant) American. Even if you want to wipe your butt with our flag it's protected. Incredibly disrespectful, but then again, I prefer to regulate MY OWN behavior.

First-degree Merdeur.

Don't get me started with this infamy.
Our dear government is rotting. They are making this stunt to try to hide their complete inefficiency to take care to anything but the simplest problems. The current big stuff at the moment is a very dirty story involving top government members, illegal majority party funding and an old rich woman owning one of the biggest cosmetic company in the world. Some foreign journals compare this to the Watergate.

As usual, this stuff is made to keep the votes of the far-right.

Next they will pass a law to fine anyone talking bad about the government.

Josh> nothing that direct, but you have laws to punish defamation and personal offence (you can't gratuitously curse somebody in a newspaper). And you can be sure that members of this government sue people and newspaper (even satirical) with this. It has never been so common, previous politicians would prefer the disdain tactic (apart from obvious defamation campaigns our lies).

Unenforceable, symbolic legislation. I think it is exactly the sort of thing that governments should be doing.

FREEDOM FRIES!!!!!!

First of all... you freaks... the law states:

"in any public place or place open to the public"

I would hope it was illegal to wipe your ass in public with anything.

I think French public opinion is a little fed up with certain sections of the population insulting the tricolor anytime they feel like it.

The French hear their national anthem booed at sporting events by French citizens of Algerian descent who, although born in France, prefer to root for the Algerian team, for example.

Can you imagine an Italian-American insulting the American anthem at such an event just because he wants to show he's rooting for Italy? No way.

It has been happening that the French flag is removed from city halls and other such administrative buildings during the nite and replaced with the Algerian flag. Some people are fed up with the lack of respect. So, when this picture hit the news, there was a bit of a scandal.

What bothered me most was not that someone staged the photo but that someone felt it was artistically worthy enough to be part of an exhibit. It isn't. It's not a good photo and is very childish in its intent. But the people at the FNAC (the store that regularly has photo exhibits) just had to choose it. THAT is where the problem really lies.

"Can you imagine an Italian-American insulting the American anthem at such an event just because he wants to show he's rooting for Italy? No way."

I can not only imagine it, I wouldn't really care. I'd just think the guy was a douche and move on with my life, because he's entitled to express his opinion just like the rest of us.

Please don't let this be a trend like the Americans dying under fire to take down a flag that was probably made in China anyway.

I thought their flag was all white.

A bit over the top, but not really much different from some of the rules around the US flag: for example, you're not supposed to degrade it by using it in advertising or product packaging, or wearing it as clothing or as some kind of cape.

Captain America and Wonder Woman have really led you all astray. So I'm sure the French can ignore their flag laws just as surely as the Americans do.

>> #Steve D: "I thought their flag was all white."

Best comment by a long distance. :-))))))))))

Oh, btw, I'm french. ;-)

@#8 Reason

First of all... you freaks... the law states:

"in any public place or place open to the public"

would that include the internet?