WEB Notes: Virginia’s reason, to keep the site from becoming a target of rioters. Removing the flag is not the answer, enforcing the law is the answer. America. We need to remove this cancer from our midst. I am talking about the rioters and our elected officials who make excuses for thugs.
State officials in Virginia ordered the removal of a large American flag from a construction site ahead of the Fourth of July, calling it a potential target for people protesting racial injustice and police brutality.
Dena Potter, spokeswoman for the state Department of General Services, said officials asked a contractor to take down the flag from a new office building for state lawmakers under construction in Richmond.
“Over the past month we’ve seen buildings and structures around Capitol Square vandalized and flags, dumpsters, a bus and other items set ablaze during demonstrations around the city,” Potter said in an email.