He also acknowledged that, despite political disagreements, the idea of "canceling" an opponents' viewpoint through destruction simply isn't acceptable behavior. Go home and cry to your fucking mommies about that, you. So I wanted to let them know we care about everyone in this community." Burn, burn, burn, you queer sons of a bches Yeehaw Pesall says in a second video re-posted by Kriech, as he ignites the flag. Adolfo Martinez, 30, was found guilty of a. "None of us would like that, regardless of our political beliefs, regardless of what kind of statement we're making. An Iowa man was sentenced to serve 16 years behind bars after he tore down a rainbow flag symbolizing gay pride from the front of a church and burned it. "To them, I just wanted to express my condolences, that they had to experience such an incident," Allen said Wednesday. Adolfo Martinez was found guilty on Wednesday after tearing down and burning the flag. Novemat 10:52 am I was recently asked by a younger family friend for my advice in choosing between Albion College and the University of Michigan. "On Tuesday, state Rep. Scott Allen made a surprise visit to our residence to say how horrible this act was," Thelen said.Īllen (R-Waukesha), who represents District 97, confirmed he expressed his regret that the family had to experience an element that he acknowledged has become all too common in a testy political landscape. A man has been sentenced to about 15 years after burning an LGBTQ flag hanging from a church in Iowa. Perhaps the burning of the gay pride flag was not an action against one person, but it is an attack all the same and is not acceptable. And a Republican Party leader also voiced his sympathy for what the family went through. The Democratic Party of Waukesha County promised to deliver a new pride flag, along with a replacement political sign. Thelen said the sheriff's department delivered a new American flag the next day, courtesy of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The car reportedly sped off after spotting her. When she ran outside and saw the burning sign and flags, she also noticed a car parked nearby with its lights off. "I thought I was just lonely and alone in this, but I've been getting good messages," Thelen said in a Facebook message Wednesday, three days after a Wisconsinites for Biden, an LGBTQ pride flag and an American flag were burned at their Genesee Road home near Green Country Road.Īccording to the family, Thelen's niece noticed something burning in the front yard at about 9:30 p.m. On the other hand, the supportive response from state and local officials, as well as neighbors, gave Robert Thelen, and his father Michael Neuberger, a reason to smile as well, even if the suspected underlying motive continues to bother them. WAUKESHA - For a local family, a sign-and-flag-burning incident at their village home certainly provided reason enough for angst, drawn out by their feeling the vandalism was generated by hate and politics. (KELO) A rural South Dakota man burned an LGBTQ flag while spouting obscenities about gay people on Facebook Live.