LSU students exercise their freedom of expression

But you gotta love how the idiot's rights were abused.

ROTC students stand next to a U.S. flag and Louisiana state flag during a prayer vigil held Monday, May 2 at the LSU War Memorial. (LSU Photo)

Angry Mob Chases Would-Be Flag Burner Off LSU Campus 11 May 2011

NEWSCORE - A mob of angry protesters chased a would-be flag burner at Louisiana State University (LSU) off campus Wednesday to chants of "USA, USA."

Graduate communications student Benjamin Haas had earlier been given permission by the school to burn the flag. But because he lacked a local burn permit, he agreed instead to read a statement in an area of the university known as free speech alley.

As Haas read the statement, a crowd around him erupted into cheers and jeers, many shouting "Go to hell, hippie, go to hell."...

...Fox News reports that Haas' actions were in response to the arrest of another student, who was charged with taking and burning the American flag once posted at LSU's War Memorial. That incident came just hours after Osama bin Laden's killing by US Navy SEALS last week.

Haralson, who filmed the protest, said Haas was surrounded by police officers on horseback and as they protest swelled, they moved him to a safer location.

"At that point, all the students began rushing him, continuing to throw trash at him," he said. "He was finally escorted into a cop car in the street and students were banging on the cop car."...

...Word of the potential burning had sparked pockets of anger throughout the campus.

"It's time that my generation stand up for what they believe in and exercise their freedom of speech and let people know that we are not OK with this," said Cody Wells, the student government association president. "I am angry that an individual would want to do this at a public higher education institution."

I just love the fact this idiot's expression was stopped by a buerocrat rule...great work LSU, especially ROTC.