jbluhm86 Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/11/03/mississippi-flag-backer-accused-tossing-bomb-in-walmart/ TUPELO, Miss. – A man who's known for flying a 4-foot-long Mississippi state flag on his car has been accused of bombing a Walmart in Tupelo because the chain stopped selling the flag, the police chief said Monday. The explosive made a loud bang but did no damage when it was thrown early Sunday into the 24-hour Walmart, Police Chief Bart Aguirre said Monday. He said bomb technicians reported that the package held enough explosive material to damage the store if it had been assembled differently. Marshall E. Leonard of Tupelo, a northeast Mississippi city of 34,500, was jailed on a charge of detonating an explosive, and police were searching his car and home, Aguirre said. Walmart is among retailers that stopped selling merchandise bearing reproductions of the Confederate battle flag — which makes up the upper left section of the Mississippi state flag — after the June 17 killing of nine black worshippers at a church in Charleston, South Carolina. Some Mississippi cities and institutions also have stopped flying the state flag. "He's a strong supporter of keeping that flag flying. ... This is his way of bringing attention to that," Aguirre said. Leonard did not yet have an attorney who could comment Monday, Aguirre said. His bond hearing probably will be held Tuesday, and the judge will appoint an attorney if Leonard, who lives alone and has no job, cannot afford one, the police chief said. Aguirre says Leonard allegedly lit a newspaper-wrapped package and threw it into the store around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. "An employee was sitting in the vestibule taking a break," Aguirre said. "He told the employee to run — that he was going to blow the place up. He throws this package into the front entrance of Walmart. He flees and the employee flees." He said Leonard's silver Mazda is bedecked with stickers of the Mississippi state flag and the Confederate battle flag, and it sports a big state flag on a flexible pole. Leonard was arrested about 2 a.m. for running a red light near the Walmart, Aguirre said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 just another sicko sob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbluhm86 Posted November 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicIsForSquares Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 I think Obama put him up to it. Just kidding, this guy is a piece of shit. Simple as. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Unemployed you say? Dammit this story will seriously impede his chances of hiring on at the new Biloxi bomb building plant. And buddy what are you doing driving a rice burner? WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Fan Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 I missed the "Confederate" flag in the story - it appears it was the current flag of a current state in our union. But hey!! Pile on!! Headlines!! Clicks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbedward Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 I missed the "Confederate" flag in the story - it appears it was the current flag of a current state in our union. But hey!! Pile on!! Headlines!! Clicks!! He said Leonard's silver Mazda is bedecked with stickers of the Mississippi state flag and the Confederate battle flag, and it sports a big state flag on a flexible pole. The MS state flag has the Confederate flag in the corner, which is the main controversy surrounding their state flag at the moment. But it was mentioned a lot in the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbluhm86 Posted November 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 I missed the "Confederate" flag in the story - it appears it was the current flag of a current state in our union. But hey!! Pile on!! Headlines!! Clicks!! http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/11/03/mississippi-flag-backer-accused-tossing-bomb-in-walmart/ "He's a strong supporter of keeping that flag flying. ... This is his way of bringing attention to that," Aguirre said. Leonard did not yet have an attorney who could comment Monday, Aguirre said. His bond hearing probably will be held Tuesday, and the judge will appoint an attorney if Leonard, who lives alone and has no job, cannot afford one, the police chief said. Aguirre says Leonard allegedly lit a newspaper-wrapped package and threw it into the store around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. "An employee was sitting in the vestibule taking a break," Aguirre said. "He told the employee to run that he was going to blow the place up. He throws this package into the front entrance of Walmart. He flees and the employee flees." He said Leonard's silver Mazda is bedecked with stickers of the Mississippi state flag and the Confederate battle flag, and it sports a big state flag on a flexible pole. Leonard was arrested about 2 a.m. for running a red light near the Walmart, Aguirre said. Mississippi State Flag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Fan Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 Confederate battle flag =/= "confederate flag" Mississippi state flag =/= "confederate flag". http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/imapsusa_2267_129555215 "Confederate flag" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Fan Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 But "clicks"!!!! Tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbedward Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Fan Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 is there something wrong with displaying a state flag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 is there something wrong with displaying a state flag? The American flag too, in some places. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 So this guy is a terrorist, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 So this guy is a terrorist, right? Nah, not muslim enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbedward Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 is there something wrong with displaying a state flag? The whole controversy with the flag is related to the Confederate flag being embedded in it. At least, the symbol we generally recognize for the confederacy today. This guy is a loony and used the recent Confederate flag controversy as an excuse to bomb a Walmart. Not much more to it than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 I wonder if the guy himself knows the difference between the 'confederate flag' and 'confederate battle flag' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 Nah, not muslim enough. And he threw the equivalent of a firecracker into a department store and did no damage and injured no one. Just an ass hole. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 And he threw the equivalent of a firecracker into a department store and did no damage and injured no one. Just an ass hole. WSS 1) Not true: "the package held enough explosive material to damage the store if it had been assembled differently." 2) <cal_Impression>I bet he was just doing a dry run for some other bigger thing he's planning</cal_Impression> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 If a Muslim guy did this because Walmart stopped selling something Muslim, we all know where this thread would be headed... He's a terrorist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 If a Muslim guy did this because Walmart stopped selling something Muslim, we all know where this thread would be headed... He's a terrorist. Maybe but he be way down on al-qaeda's bench. Like the underwear and shoe bomber. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 Maybe but he be way down on al-qaeda's bench. Like the underwear and shoe bomber. WSS And yet we have to take our shoes off when going through airport security now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 Chris, that made no sense - it WAS a bomb. The "clock" was harmless. If a Muslim did the same thing - he would also be a nutjob sob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 Chris, that made no sense - it WAS a bomb. The "clock" was harmless. If a Muslim did the same thing - he would also be a nutjob sob. Hey, it was steve's comparison. And to be fair, it's quite close. In both cases, there's explosive material that failed to detonate, not through want of trying but lack of brain power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Fan Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 I wonder if the guy himself knows the difference between the 'confederate flag' and 'confederate battle flag'Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 1) Not true: "the package held enough explosive material to damage the store if it had been assembled differently." 2) <cal_Impression>I bet he was just doing a dry run for some other bigger thing he's planning</cal_Impression> 1. Define damage the store. Cracking a tile is damaging the store. Putting a hole in drywall is damaging the store. Seems like a bit of camouflage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 2. I doubt he was doing it for the publicity which it's pretty clear young master Ahmed did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbedward Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Thank you The difference is irrelevant ultimately. There's 1 flag primarily used to remember the civil war, the battle flag - it's the one that caused all that controversy earlier this year. Referring to it as Confederate flag or Confederate battle flag would generally be referring to the same thing nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Fan Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 The difference is irrelevant ultimately. There's 1 flag primarily used to remember the civil war, the battle flag - it's the one that caused all that controversy earlier this year. Referring to it as Confederate flag or Confederate battle flag would generally be referring to the same thing nowadays. Nope. You're not correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbedward Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Nope. You're not correct.I'm not sure what your point is really. http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/Flags/rebel-flag.jpg That's the flag that's been used for many, many years to remember the confederacy and honor fallen soldiers. The the guy here is a Mississippi flag backer and a Confederate flag backer by association (while having both on his car) - which he used as a reason for the crappy bomb, really he's just a nut job though The confederacy had a few flags, but none really recognized today except the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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