Return to Article: Panel votes to crack down on veterans' grave vandals

By Michael Posner CongressDaily June 13, 2008
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    First I believe these people should be publically hung from the nearest tree and pretty soon you wouldn't have anyone repeating the crime. BUT we all know that's not going to happen. What will happen is IF they change the law to make it a federal crime and a felony they MIGHT...MAYBE catch a few sorry deadbeat individuals. If caught, all the bleeding heart liberals will want to put these sorry excuses for a human being up in some institution at the expense of the tax payers which will cost MORE MONEY than the amount stolen or the cost required to repair. I say just stop putting metal on markers. Use a nother material.

    SATOS Posted June 17, 2008 8:30 AM
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    I grew up in a small town in upstate New York. The grave of each Veteran was honored by a metal flag holder from a local Veterans group such as the the VFW, American Legion, etc. Each Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day volunteers would place a Flag by each grave. They now use plastic holders to prevent the theft. Theft or sale of these Veterans grave markers should also be a crime and part of this law. If seen for sale I hope each individual will confront the seller and ask him to remove the items immediately and return them to the nearest Veterans group or police station.

    Gary T. Staffo Posted June 17, 2008 6:33 AM
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    I think this goes on every where, total disrespect for people, make it a felony to bye any of that stuff, only enforce it. Then put the people that do it on forced labor, and if the cry baby's in this country don't like it TO BAD.

    JH Posted June 16, 2008 4:22 PM
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    It took a panel to come up with this?

    Tom Posted June 16, 2008 12:58 PM
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    this should not just apply to veterans. It's happening to ALL family and deceased people. It should be a felony offense no matter WHOSE grave it is.

    pjj Posted June 16, 2008 11:27 AM
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    Rather than jail time they need to make sure these guys dig the graves by hand to make up for what they have done

    Dan ketter Posted June 16, 2008 11:24 AM
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    I think they should expand this to make it a Federal Offense to do this to ANY grave whether it be a verteran or not.

    DT Posted June 16, 2008 11:16 AM
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    It's happening here in Ohio also. The thieves are taking any metal they can lay their hands on including grave markers, urns and anything they think is brass or copper.

    The states are going to have to set up a common data base like they have driver's licenses. Only this time, they should make certain that it works correctly.

    Robert M. Posted June 16, 2008 10:03 AM
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    So this is what society has come to...robbing the graves of veterans....really sad.

    Fish Posted June 13, 2008 12:52 PM

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