Virginia Beach, VA – Flying a Confederate flag is still quite controversial in this day and age, and supporters of the Old South routinely receive criticism for their adherence to the image. One man took his allegiance way over the line by waving a gun at some elementary school kids who voiced their own displeasure at a Confederate flag emblazoned on his vehicle, and he’s currently sitting in jail for it.
An 18-year-old man is facing charges after police say he pointed a gun at two elementary school students on Monday, reports PilotOnline. Joshua P. Dalton of Virginia Beach flies a Confederate flag on the back of his blue pickup and had apparently overheard some disparaging remarks about it from some elementary school kids.
Shortly before 3 pm, a school bus was unloading kids when two students told the driver that someone had pointed a gun at them. The driver then returned the students to Pembroke Elementary before notifying school officials and law enforcement authorities, reports MSN.
A subsequent investigation was launched, and it was determined that a dispute had indeed broken out between Dalton and a couple of students at a bus stop. The students made remarks about the rebel flag on the back of his truck, and he brandished a firearm. It is unknown whether or not Dalton said anything to the students or if he simply waved a gun at them and drove away. Needless to say, the students got a good scare.
Police officers tracked Dalton down and arrested him. He is charged with two misdemeanor counts of brandishing a firearm, one for each student he threatened. He was released on bond, and no injuries were reported.
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As a descendant of a Confederate Veteran, a supporter of the Confederate flag, and a Southerner I condemn the foolish and dishonorable actions of this young dumbass.
No matter how insulting a bunch of elementary school kids can be, no matter how ignorant and prejudiced their actions were, nothing justifies an adult pulling a deadly weapon on a bunch of unarmed children.
His actions also reflect poorly on those of us who honor the Southern Cross (confederate battle flag) properly as a living symbol of Southern identity, historical heritage, and memorial for the dead of the Confederacy…and I sincerely hope that his actions will not leave a lasting negative impression on those who witnessed his idiocy.
Lets not be so hasty, Carl. we haven't heard the 18 yr. olds side of the story, Just the children's and the media's side..
I think this may just be a case of some punk hopped up on drugs.
Robert Caudle Pointing/brandishing;neither one should have been done.Gun ownership is a right and should be respected.A responsible gun owner NEVER arms him/herself unless in defense or to put food on the table. I love my Confederate flag,Southern roots,my NRA Lifetime membership and my many guns BUT what he did was WRONG.
Carl W. Roden Remember what ASSUME means and don't jump on the drug bandwagon without knowing what happened.Being a former drug user in my younger days(not proud of everything I did back then)didn't mean we were all gun welding thugs.To many people today think a gun is the way to solve their issues with others and that is a very sad thing.
To honor that flag make you a traitor to the constitution of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, you are a coward, and are no better than the men who killed 3,000 people on 9/11, may you rot in the ground with all the other southern traitors. Love AMERICA or LEAVE IT.
Are you NUTS? The Confederacy fought FOR the Constitution and AGAINST the slave traders. You are so bass ackwards it ain't funny.
this flag is a proud symbol of the south…………………..if a few negros have trouble with it, that's their problem. no one is hanging them from trees, that's in the past. it's time to let free expression be exactly that.
You have to remember the people who fought for that SOUTHERN flag was true AMERICANS to.Ware are you from,were your ANCESTORES here in the civil war time?FOUNDMEHARD you are a complete fool.
they did betray their country that's why they broke away from it.. all due to slavery but more of the economics of it than the morality.. but at the end its no different than the nazis but since the confederacy involved america its ok whereas the nazis were satan because they were german.
First off Kenny (cute name by the way) I assume nothing. Secondly, just because you were once a good-nature junkie who stayed away from guns doesn't mean this dude was.
Wow nice collection of talking points there Ch Ry, did you think them up yourself or cut and paste them from some activists-r-us webpage?
By the way learn to capitalize and articulate your sentences, then I might dignify you with a serious response.
lol cut and paste thats good and if you have no better argument than playing english teacher you need to stay on the porch
some people have not a clue sothey talk to hear thier lonley big lips flap do some reaserch and the real truth shall set you free