Lindsey Stone – Apology Posted for Actions at Tomb of Unknowns November 21, 2012
Posted by Chris Mark in Uncategorized.Tags: facebook, Lindsey Stone, tomb of unknown soldiers, tomb of unknowns
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UPDATE- Lindsey Stone and her friend published the following apology.
“We sincerely apologize for all the pain we have caused by posting the picture we took in Washington DC on Facebook. While posted on a public forum, the picture was intended only for our own amusement. We never meant any disrespect to any of the people nationwide who have served this country and defended our freedom so valiantly. It was meant merely as a visual pun, intending to depict the exact opposite of what the sign said, and had absolutely nothing to do with the location it was taken or the people represented there. We never meant to cause any harm or disrespect to anyone, particularly our men and women in uniform. We realize it was in incredibly poor taste, and are deeply sorry for the offense we have caused.
We also sincerely apologize to LIFE, Inc. It is an amazing organization that provides invaluable services to adults with learning and developmental disabilities. We are beyond remorseful that our actions have caused them such undue public scrutiny. The disrespect implied by our picture has nothing at all to do with LIFE’s mission statement or values. We regret having caused any suffering to the staff members, residents, families and friends.
Again, we very sincerely apologize to everyone who took offense to the photo. We realize that it was an ignorant and distasteful thing for us to do, but we truly meant no harm. We are deeply sorry.”
Lindsey Stone – Disrespecting the Tomb of the Unknowns November 20, 2012
Posted by Chris Mark in Uncategorized.Tags: disrespect, facebook, honor, LifeCapeCod, Lindsey Stone, Tomb of the unknown soldier, Tomb of the Unknowns
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Forgive this rant on this blog. Several months ago, a person posted a video mocking Islam and it created issues that resulted in riots. Yesterday we have a young woman named Lindsey Stone who works for LifeCapeCod posting a picture on the Internet of her disrespecting the Tomb of the Unknowns. When taken to task for the posting her response was what one would expect of a self described “douchebag” (her words…not mine). Here is her response. “Whoa, whoa, whoa…wait. This is just us being the douchebags that we are, challenging authority in general. Much like the pic posted the night before, of me smoking right next to a no smoking sign. OBVIOUSLY we meant NO disrespect to people that serve or have served our country.” 
I find it particularly interesting that she is willing to act in such a disrespectful manner and the, when caught, disavow her behavior. Protest is a great part of our country’s history. Disrespectful, offensive behavior in front of memorials is deplorable. Not only did Lindsey Stone disrespect a memorial she chose the one memorial dedicated to those brave men and women who were not identified and in turn whose own families have not had a chance to properly mourn their loved ones. The Tomb of the Unknowns is a sacred memorial for those who have paid the ultimate price. It is offensive for Ms. Stone to equate her behavior to that of “smoking next to a non smoking sign.” She should be ashamed and her parents and friends should be ashamed.
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