Air Force Vet Arrested For Taking Flag From Protestors, May Be A Hypocrite
A female Air Force veteran who is also a hot model is not a person you come across every day. She may have the looks to model, but she isn’t scared of kicking your ass if need be. Michelle Manhart got into a bit of a scuffle with protesters and police on the campus of Valdosta State University this past Friday. By the end of it all, she found herself cuffed in the back of a Valdosta State University police Charger.
The incident was caught on video — in very shitty quality — and posted online yesterday.
According to Michelle, she was was aware of the group’s recent protests and made her way to campus after a student informed her that they were desecrating the flag. When the police attempted to return the flag to the protestors, all hell broke loose.
From Valdosta Daily Times:
“I did not want anything like this, but I got a call from a student who told me that the flag was on the ground, and they were walking on it,” said Manhart. “I was just going over there to pick up the flag off the ground. I don’t know what their cause is, but I went to pick it up because it doesn’t deserve to be on the ground.”
As seen in the video, Michelle put up a helluva fight to keep the flag from ending up back in the hands of the scum who chose to walk across it. While no video exists of the actual protestors walking on the flag, a photo was posted online that appears to show one of the men in the video walking across a flag.
@FoxNews FB video tells the story. Veteran arrested by #VSU trying to rescue flag #michellemanhart pic.twitter.com/yLTN4QNeP4
— Ursula (@uahollem) April 18, 2015
What an asshat. The group chose not to be identified or to state their cause — it is believed to be something related to racial issues. The only clue they gave was a statement overheard by a reporter.
One member of the group who declined to speak with The Valdosta Daily Times or identify himself told a VSU student that putting the American flag on the ground and walking on it was “a symbol of our protest. When a slave understands his situation and understands he doesn’t want to be in slavery, he does not respect or revere anything his slavemaster has put in front of him.”
The protestors and police elected not to press charges against Michelle, and she was free to leave after receiving a ban from the VSU campus.
While this story seems great at first, a photo has been appearing on social media that seems to show Michelle may be a hypocrite. The photo is allegedly from one of Michelle’s “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” nude photo shoots for an old PETA ad campaign.
I went to pick it up because it doesn’t deserve to be on the ground.” #MichelleManhart #ValdostaState pic.twitter.com/9fQiwnzI9y
— Fabian (@elchufa75) April 19, 2015
Interesting, right?
I have been unable to 100 percent confirm the photo is of Manhart, yet the tattoos match those seen in a video she filmed for PETA in conjunction with the photo campaign. Either way, it adds yet another interesting dynamic to the story.
Patriotism, boobs, and hypocrisy. Damn, I’m torn..
[via Valdosta Daily Times, NY Daily News]
Image via YouTube
Isn’t desecrating the flag a crime in itself?
11 years ago at 9:35 pmWhen Martin Luther King Jr. marched the streets he and his followers raised the flag high above their head out of respect. They revered it still for what it was and what it could be, not desecrating it for what it wasn’t. These protestors don’t even deserve the pavement they walk on, much less the flag.
11 years ago at 2:04 amFuck this group of idiots. Take some responsibility for your life instead of blaming everything that doesn’t go your way on racism. I’m so sick of these entitled pieces of shit who use racism as a means of not taking responsibility for your own life and your own choices.
11 years ago at 9:33 amDesecrating or defiling the flag in a way that is dishonorable is “supposed” to be a misdemeanor in Georgia, as in many states. So why aren’t the protestors being charged with such?
11 years ago at 9:48 amJesus Christ TFM, understand your readership.
11 years ago at 10:13 amI have some gripes about how black people were treated in the US. However, if you stepped on a flag, I’m going to stomp you. Just as if you would assume that I’m less American because of my skin color. We spilled blood this country even though we were treated like shit. Because, without a doubt, this is still the best country in the world. That’s why I served.
In my opinion, both photos are fucked up. This is different than wrapping a newborn or draping one at the Olympics. It should not be used to further your bullshit, only to show pride.
11 years ago at 10:29 amYou have the right to desecrate a flag. You also have the right to leave your wife and children. Just because you have the right to do something, doesn’t mean you should do it.
11 years ago at 11:16 amToday, we rallied.
11 years ago at 3:33 pmHow about you post the article about the lil frat boy bitches throwing beers at veterans, blow them the fuck up to make sure they are banned from the university not just the frat. Better yet; send them to fight ISIS and see how fast they get blown up
11 years ago at 7:21 pm