Anarchy at Alabama Shores

This country's flag is being flown upside down in Alabama Shores, a small lake front community in Colbert County, and readers of this blog are asking if it's illegal. Illegal? No. Idiotic? Definitely.

According to neighbors, one Alabama Shores resident flew the U.S. flag in this manner during the entire Bill Clinton administration and has again taken up his old habit since the inauguration of Barak Obama. The flag of any nation flown upside down signals distress--that's distress of a physical nature and not simpering unhappiness with the current political administration. Apparently, the Colbert Countian with the questionable taste has also added a Confederate battle flag since Obama's inauguration, an act that would seem self-explanatory.

Unfortunately, it's not just the flag protester's neighbors that are inflicted with this daily sight; Alabama Lake Shores is located on a finger of Lake Wilson and is visible to much of the Tennessee River traffic. While there have been reports of this type protest being prosecuted in other states as flag desecration, most if not all charges have been dropped. Even in the U.K where such a statute still exists, authorities no longer prosecute this particular crime.

The fact that this unpatriotic protest is growing in the U.S. does nothing to assuage the overall irritation of the Alabama Shores neighborhood. Perhaps a keen eye for overgrown grass or junk violations followed by a swift call to the proper authorities might best reform this miscreant. Until then, remember, you never know what to expect in Alabama the beautiful.


What's up with this: Two months after deregulation, land line phone rates are increasing. Be sure to thank Rep. Marcel Black the next time you visit the polls.