{"id":2266378,"date":"2024-06-12T19:17:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T23:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thou-must-not-put-skid-marks-on-the-pride-flag\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T19:22:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T23:22:10","slug":"thou-must-not-put-skid-marks-on-the-pride-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thou-must-not-put-skid-marks-on-the-pride-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Do not tarnish the Pride flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthou-must-not-put-skid-marks-on-the-pride-flag%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2266378&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In Spokane, Washington, a crosswalk was painted with the Pride Progress \u2063flag\u200b to celebrate Pride Month. This \u200devent led to controversy \u2064when\u200b three teenagers were \u2062caught on video doing wheelies on Lime\u2063 electric scooters over the\u200b newly painted flag, leaving scuff marks \u200bon it. The teenagers were subsequently arrested and charged with first<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unequal-application-of-the-law-in-america-today-isnt-hypocrisy-its-hierarchy\/\" title=\"In modern America, the inconsistent enforcement of the law isn't just hypocrisy; it's a display of hierarchy\">-degree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-little-too-soviet-grandsons-of-idaho-pastor-slapped-with-13-criminal-charges-for-protesting-lockdowns-with-stickers\/\" title=\"\u2018A Little Too Soviet\u2019: Grandsons Of Idaho Pastor Slapped With 13 Criminal Charges For Protesting Lockdowns With Stickers\">malicious mischief<\/a><\/a>, facing\u200c possible jail time. As a result,\u2062 Lime is planning to implement a no-go zone around the crosswalk to prevent further\u2063 incidents. This has sparked discussions \u2063and \u2062criticisms regarding the treatment and protection \u200cof\u2064 symbols associated with Pride \u2063Month, likening the reverence for the flag to religious adherence. In the aftermath, the city \u2063of Spokane has taken\u2064 measures to\u200b protect the mural\u2063 and prevent similar vandalism in the future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There\u2019s religious adherence to the Pride flag during Pride Month, that most holy month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Spokane, Washington, they decided to paint a crosswalk with the Pride Progress flag.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You might think there would be a problem painting a crosswalk with Pride Progress flags because people walk and drive over it. It <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  a crosswalk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It turns out there was a group of three teenagers who were on Lime electric scooters doing wheelies on the Pride Progress flag and then got caught on tape doing that.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The three teenagers seen in this video have been charged with a felony for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-where-people-have-been-charged-for-vandalizing-pride-flag-displays-with-tire-marks\/\" title=\"Locations Where Individuals Face Charges for Defacing Pride Flags with Tire Tracks\">leaving scooter marks<\/a> on the Pride flag painted on the street in Spokane, WA. Prosecutors are demanding a $15k bond for the teens. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RPg1o5pabz\">pic.twitter.com\/RPg1o5pabz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Catch Up Bites (@catchupbites) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catchupbites\/status\/1800197484008128615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They were arrested and charged with first-degree malicious mischief. They could <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">go to jail<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  because they did wheelies on the Pride Progress flag.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was later reported they were also doing wheelies in other areas of town as well. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But \u2014 Thou Must Not Have Any Other Gods Besides The Pride Progress Flag. This religion must never, ever be faced with dissent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Malicious mischief?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two of the three teens were underage, and they\u2019ve not been named. So apparently, Lime is now announcing it will be implementing a no-go zone around that crosswalk, which means a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">scooter driven over the mural will be shut down remotely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Everyone has to tiptoe right around the Pride Progress flag that\u2019s on the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/show\/the-ben-shapiro-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH: The Ben Shapiro Show<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m really looking forward to Pride Month now, including people putting Pride Progress flags on all the seats on airplanes. If you sit on one of those seats, you\u2019ll go to jail in a flash. That would be just great. Can\u2019t wait.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The situation in Spokane is like the child\u2019s game \u201cThe Floor Is Lava,\u201d except the floor is the Pride Progress flag. Don\u2019t walk on it. Don\u2019t do it. If you do, you will be punished.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A press release from the city of Spokane <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/my.spokanecity.org\/police\/news\/2024\/06\/06\/multiple-arrests-make-after-downtown-pride-mural-is-vandalized\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">stated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Officers observed widespread damage as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teens-arrested-after-scooters-leave-marks-on-pride-crosswalk\/\" title=\"Teens Detained for Damaging 'Pride' Crosswalk with Scooters\">black scuff marks consistent<\/a> with scooter wheels were observed across the entirety of the mural. The area is clearly marked to keep traffic away as it was just re-painted to repair previous damage.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attached to the [press] release were two photos demonstrating the extent of the damage, both of which showed faint black marks on the street painting consistent with thin tire marks,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d The Publica <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepublica.com\/lime-scooters-will-now-shut-down-if-driven-over-pride-flag-crosswalk-in-spokane-wa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The alleged vandalism, which was claimed by many to be motivated by homophobia, resulted in an outpouring of condemnation from Spokane\u2019s LGBT community and those purporting to be LGBT allies.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A local journalist complained he had seen other teenagers running over the pride mural crosswalk while he was reporting. He state, \u201cA group of five to six kids just started doing donuts and creating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/forensics-experts-offer-new-theory-about-tiger-woods-crash\/\" title=\"Forensics Experts Offer New Theory About Tiger Woods Crash\">skid marks<\/a> on the Pride Mural.\u201d He said they were also doing wheelies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As we all know, there are no skid marks anywhere in America on roads. None.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you don\u2019t want people to drive on some image, don\u2019t put it on the road. It feels like you\u2019re daring people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is not the first time this has happened. In February, a 19-year-old was arrested after performing burnouts with his truck on a Pride crosswalk in Delray Beach, Florida. He was charged with felony criminal mischief.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is so tiresome. Not to mention the fact that the media ignore cases where pro-life centers get burned down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But step on a Pride Progress flag on the sidewalk and they\u2019ll arrest you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Pride Month, Spokane, Washington, embraced the symbol by painting a crosswalk with the Pride Progress flag. 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