This is the USA and our flag is not offensive. if you do happen to find it offensive, feel free to leave the country. Many people died for that flag.

You said it, man. I'm surprised to see that you busted out nearly legible grammar to drive this point home... rules are rules, if you don't like them, find another employer. Flag, Cross, Crescent, or "Vote Kenobi '08" sticker, it doesn't matter. Rules are rules, and when you’re told by a superior to peel off a sticker, it isn’t like you’re being told to kill an innocent. …Just do what you’re told.

Thanks for your service btw. We as a collective don't show the due gratitude to the guys and gals that serve our nation; from the generals (including Powell) all the way down to the small-town police officers. We all may not support the jobs that our servicepersons are asked to do, but I think it is fair to say that we should support the dedication and loyalty shown by those in uniform.

well ain't this nice..............everybuddy is upset 'bout a sticker on a fire department locker.......

yes he can.....no he can't.....commie sumbitch......flag wavin' bigot......

as a veteran, like many here, I have thoughts 'bout this non-issue.....

for a major part of my life I offered up my life in the service of my nation. I was subject to being placed in harms way at any moment, as were many of you.........

we swore an oath to serve, obey, defend.....and we signed that document! we were spit on, cussed at but we did our duty.....

some even destroyed the symbol of the nation while we watched.....and we didn't shoot 'em......the old white slave owners back in philly may have shot 'em......not us...why not????

we swore an oath and signed it.....it was our duty!

now the bosses of the fire department don't want ANY stickers on THE DEPARTMENTs lockers.....so a simple few words could have been written kinda like this.....NO STICKERS ON ANY DEPARTMENT LOCKERS. that's all that is needed no long explainations NO STICKERS...

the fire fighter has two options
1. remove the sticker.....
2. find a job.......
when he joined the department I'm sure he signed something that included the words......obey orders from those appointed above.......or something close to that......

REMOVE THE STICKER OR FIND ANOTHER JOB!!

firemen, cops and our young warriors MUST operate as a team and this guy is not playing like a team member.....any questions????? if you have any questions talk to my lawyer.....I got a balloon to launch.......hey kid com'ere!!!!

Dont police, fire, etc wear US flags on their uniforms? Don't US soldiers wear them too?

Sorry.

"No stickers" means "NO STICKERS".

It's not his locker. It's not his house. It's not his property. So why the flip should he be allowed to what the flip he wants with it?

Hey, I'm 100% for flying the American flag proudly. On my own property, and in public places. I know my rights, I can fly an American flag on my property. (Even when it was radically uncool to be patriotic and support Bush, I flew that flag. A windstorm ripped it off my wall last November. I just don't have the enthusiasm to put it back up at the moment. Nor do I want a visit from Dunne & Co.)

Anyway, I'm not going to expect to be allowed to tattoo an American flag onto my bare butt and parade around the office with it. These colors don't streak? Psh. Have some respect for the flag. (Like that guy who let it turn to tatters waiting for his son to return. What an idiot that was.)

The locker didn't belong to this guy. The owner of the locker said "NO STICKERS." Do what the owner says. Or, in your free time, buy your own locker, put it in your own firehouse, and stick whatever the hell you want on it. Knock yourself out.

And since he works in an organization that can't help itself, has to hire morons and cretins who think racially offensive stickers are just "good fun" then screw them all, they're children that can't be trusted. Slap them down, teach them some manners and how to respect others.

NO STICKERS means NO STICKERS.

you go, Big Joe Williams! give it to them commies! they defeated us in world war 2 but who would know that fascism would be re-energized by the US. i like to quote our hero, benito mussolini who said, "Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power."

you are so intelligent, i'm glad your on our side!

I never ever thought I would see the day when the people of this country were OFFENDED by their own flag.

Trouble brewing.

Get a magnet

You know, Jenny, it's typically liberal of you to wonder why conservatives would be upset about an issue regarding the flag when we're so angry about Obama destroying the country we love. Get it through your head. We're upset with OBAMA. We LOVE our country. We want to protect and defend our country. And we want to protect the rights of people who choose to show that respect by displaying the flag.

Now, that said, it's really a shame that some idiot at that fire station posted something "offensive" that resulted in another bone-headed "zero-tolerance" rule about stickers. This really is 1) poor management and 2) another example of how the courts taking ridiculous cases has ruined the ability of managers to use discretion. Managers now institute "zero-tolerance" rules because if they manage only dealing with the offender, they have to spend $$$$$ on lawyers when they get sued. Another thing for which we have liberals to thank.

I am going to have to side with the fire department on this one. It sounds as if they made a rule to prevent any bickering over what can and cannot be placed on the lockers. It seems that it is perfectly okay to place the sticker on the inside of the locker. If they allow it on the outside of the locker, they would have to allow other flags on the outside of the lockers because they cannot discriminate against nation of origin. Most firehouses in my area fly the American flag outside the firehouse. I bet if the fire fighter desired he could have the flag sewn onto his gear. I am somewhat curious as to the true “racist” nature of the cartoon that started the whole debacle.

...but it is probably on the very uniform they wear, day in and day out. How ironic.

Yeah, dem commie-lovin libruhls, they ain't fit to be Americans. Now they's takin' away my flags. Far as I'm concerned, dey can go live in Rusha.

Now get me another beer while I put in my new DVD of Hee Haw season 3 that I saved up to buy for 3 months.

...if you are offended by our flag by which countless men and women have lost their lives and livelihoods defending then I have four clear and concise words for you: GET THE #%*@ OUT!!! It infuriates me that the politically correct pansies have brought us down to this level.

... it's assinine to prevent people displaying the American flag. It's simpley a symbol of national pride, and if people get offended by it they can get out of the damn country.

This country is seriously messed up because we spend to much time worrying about offending people. Grow some damn skin ya big babies.

Yes, Tim. It's just a rule. Because all rules are correct and justifiable, regardless of the possible motivations behind them. Because you should just go along to get along. Because you should just obey. After all, rules is rules. What's wrong with you sheeple? Stand for something or fall for anything.

"This is 21st Century America under Barack Obama. You can't even put the American Flag on your locker at a fire department. Maybe if we replaced the Stars and Stripes with the Obama "O" it would be better".

Yeah, Neal, President Obama was personally involved with the rules for locker room decorations in Chester, PA.

By the way, do any of you out there affix stickers to your company's property?

it could be offensive to Native Americans just like the battle flag of the Confederacy is offensive to blacks.

"Maybe if we replaced the Stars and Stripes with the Obama "O" it would be better."

Or maybe just the good old hammer and sickle.

Sorry, Neal, but just like the stupid HOA's, it's a rule. No stickers. I think it's pretty stupid as well to make him take the flag down but...it's the rule - no stickers.