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A video of a veteran upset about a Mexican flag being flown above an American flag in Reno is popping up on Web sites and prompted a response Wednesday by police on displaying the American flag.
A large bike rally was held at UNM Sunday to support a student who ripped down a Mexican flag. Organizers said they believe Peter Lynch ripped down the flag from a UNM pole as a sign of patriotism. The Mexican flag was flying without an American flag above it. While some call Lynch’s action racist, those at the rally defended him. “It doesn’t involve a hate crime, in my opinion,” organizer Paul Caputo said. “Everyone takes advantage of every little situation and to try and make it ethnic. What’s important now is that we all realize we’re just Americans.” Organizers presented the UNM president with a new American flag for the campus. They say the president will start flying the flag tomorrow. Lynch is charged with criminal damage to property. He could get six months in jail and a $500 fine.
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