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Line 14: − − Interestingly, while desecration of the American flag is legal in the United States, it is illegal to "deface, defile or contemptuously abuse" the Confederate flag in the state of Florida
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Revision as of 15:49, March 26, 2007
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Flying an American flag upside down is not necessarily disrespectful. The practice has its origin in a military distress signal; displaying a flag in this manner is "a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property"[12], it has been used by extension to make a statement about distress in civic, political, or other areas.
Flying an American flag upside down is not necessarily disrespectful. The practice has its origin in a military distress signal; displaying a flag in this manner is "a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property"[12], it has been used by extension to make a statement about distress in civic, political, or other areas.