The Los Angeles Police Department apologized Monday for an American flag faux pas at the Saturday grand opening of its new department headquarters downtown.
The opening ceremony included demonstrations by SWAT team members who rappelled down the face of the new building, as well as the display of an enormous American flag draped vertically from the roof.
The only trouble was, the flag was draped so that its field of stars was displayed on the viewer's right. Proper flag protocol, as written in Title 4 of the United States Code, requires that the field of stars be displayed on the viewer's left.
While that requirement might be considered an arcane bit of knowledge by most people, dozens of readers of The Times pointed out the mistake when they saw a photograph of the flag in Sunday's paper.
"Did the Times print the photo backwards or was it really hung incorrectly?" asked Bruce Linsenmayer of Altadena.
The photo however was not flopped, as some suspected, and the LAPD offered an apology when it was informed of the error.
"There was certainly no disrespect intended to our national flag, and we will be more careful the next time we display it on a building," said Lt. John Romero, an LAPD spokesman.
-Ruben Vives
Photo: LAPD SWAT team members rappel down the new 10-story police headquarters during its grand opening ceremony.
Credit: Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times.
Killercop recommends you be more careful the next time you display it in a building, too. No need for the fringe of the Admiralty.
FOR THE CLAIM OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE FLAG: TITLE~4: U.S.C.S.~1, ~2 IS WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THESE UNITY-STATES OF OUR WORLD. FOR THE AUTHORITY WITH THE C.U.S.W.F. IS WITH THE DOCUMENT OF THE NOUN-JURISDICTION.
OF THE C.U.S.W.F. IS WITH A LIVING-TRUST OF THESE UNITY-STATES. FOR THE CLAIM OF THE CONTRACT/CONSTITUTION/TREATY/TRUST/BRIEF/DOCUMENT, ETC... IS WITHIN THE COURTS OF OUR WORLD. FOR AN OFFICER OF THE COURT IS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE FOR THE CLAIM OF THE OATH IN THE TRUTH. FOR THE JUDGES, ATTORNEYS, CLERKS, POLICE, SHERIFFS, MARSHALS, CONGRESSMEN, LEGISLATURE,SENATORS, AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED-STATES OF AMERICA[SIC] ARE WITH THE CLAIM OF THE AUTHORITY FOR THE GOVERNING WITH THE VOTE OF THE CITIZENS. FOR THE CITIZENS IN THE PARTY ARE WITH THE ELECTION OR POINTMENT OF AN OFFICER, THROUGH THE ELECTION-PROCESS, OF THE C.U.S.W.F. ARTICLE OF THE~NINE.
~2. FOR THE USE OF THE TITLE~4: U.S.C.S.~1,~2, FLAG~1 X ~1.9) IS WITH THE BRAID ON THE FLAG-POLE. FOR THE TITLE~42: U.S.C.S.~1986 FOR THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW; FOR THE C.C.~60-B IS FOR THE CLOSURE OF THE FRAUD; FOR THE C.C.~26-E IS FOR THE CLAIM OF THE FRAUD, FOR THE C.C.~9-B IS FOR THE FRAUD AND CONDITION OF THE MIND BY THE VOLITION; FOR THE CAUSE WITH THE TITLE~42: U.S.C.S.~1986: FOR THE CORRECTION OF THE WRONG. FOR THE TITLE~4: U.S.C.S.~3: FOR THE DES-E-CRATION OF THE FLAG, BY THE CREATING OF A FOREIGN/FICTION-STATE, IS FOR THE MAKING OF THE FIDUCIARY [JUDGE], WITH THE LAW OF THE FLAG, AS THE MASTER OVER ALL CITIZENS IN THE PARTY, FOR THE CONTRACT, WITH THE PERSON/CORPORATION/FICTION-NAME IN ALL UPPER-CASE-LETTERS, FOR THE CORPORATE-PERSON, WITH THE FEAR OF THE DEATH FOR THE CONFESSION OF THE LESSER, FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE PRIVATION OF THE RIGHTS: TITLE~18: U.S.C.S.~242 FOR THE TORT OF THE FEES, MONEY, FREEDOM, DUTY, OR PROPERTY WITH THE TITLE~18: U.S.C.S.~242: FOR THE RAPE OF THE CLAIMS/RIGHTS WITH THE COLOR OF THE LAW. FOR THE TITLE~42: U.S.C.S.~1985~2 IS FOR THE OBSTRUCTING OF THE JUSTICE BY THE CRIMINAL-CODES WITH THE TITLE~18: U.S.C.S.~1512, FOR THE OBSTRUCTION OF THE JUSTICE, CAUSING FOR THE TREASON AGAINST THE CHARTER-VESSEL-CONTRACT, WITH THE CONTEMPT OF THE C.U.S.W.F., WITH THE FALSE-SWEARING AND WITH THE PERJURY OF THE OATH IN THE TRUTH WITH THE TITLE: 18: U.S.C.S.~1621.
~3. FOR THE NATIONAL-FLAGS: (DIMENSIONS~4 X~6) AND ~12 X~17) ARE WITH THE ARMY: REGULATIONS~840~10: CHAPTER~2~3, FOR THE MILITARY WITH THE AUTHORITY IS WITH THE TREATY FOR THE CORRECTION OF THE WRONG WITH THE UNIVERSAL-POSTAL-UNIONS-TREATY AND WITH THE VIENNA-TREATY OF THE MARITIME-LAW. FOR THE PLACING OF THE FRINGE ON THE THREE-SIDES OF THE MILITARY-FLAGS, FOR THE ADVERTISEMENT OF THE COURT-MARSHALS WITH A SPEAR ON THE TOP OF THE STANDARD AND BRAID ON THE STANDARD FOR THE EQUITY/ CONTRACT/ MARITIME AND ADMIRALTY-COURTS.= LAW OF THE FLAG. [EXECUTIVE-ORDER: 10834 (DATE: AUGUST/25/1959)].
~4. WITH THE FRAUD OF THE FOREIGN/FICTION-LANGUAGE IS WITH THE ADVERTISEMENT WITH THE FRINGE IN THE PLACE OF THE NATIONAL-FLAG WITH THE FRINGE. WHEN THE CITIZEN IN THE PARTY SEEING OF THE SAME IS WITH THE FOOLISHNESS OF THE MEASUREMENT FOR THE DIFFERENCE IN THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FLAG. FOR A TRIAL WITH A FOREIGN/FICTION-STATE-JURISDICTION IS WITH THE FICTION-CIVILIAN WITH THE WRONG-VENUE WITH THE C.C.~12-B~3, OR WITH A FOREIGN/FICTION-STATE-LANGUAGE WITH THE JUDGE NOW A MASTER WITH THE TITLE [OF ESQUIRE]. FOR THE CLERK OF THE COURT IS WITH THE AUTHORIZATION AS THE JUDGE WITH THE STAMP, OATH AND GAVEL. FOR THE ARTICLE~13, FOR THE C.U.S.W.F. IS FOR THE NEW-STATE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRUTH WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE FICTION OF THE UNITY-STATES OF THE WORLD.
~5. FOR THE ARTICLE~13 OF THE C.U.S.W.F. FOR THE TITLES OF THE AUTHORITIES ARE WITH THE CLAIM OF THE OATH IN THE TRUTH WITH THE JURISDICTION AS THE PARTNERS WITH THE SOVEREIGN-CITIZEN IN THE PARTY.
~6. FOR THE ANSWER OF THE VIOLATION IS WITH THE BREACH OF THE OATH WITH THE CLAIM IN THE TRUTH. FOR THE FIRST-CONTRACT OF ANY OFFICER IS FOR THE TRUST OF THE PEOPLE. AGAINST THE C.U.S.W.F. WITH A FICTION IS WITH THE SURRENDERING(TREASON) INTO A FOREIGN/FICTION-STATE, OF THE TREASON, PERJURY OF THE OATH: TITLE~18: U.S.C.S.~1621, FOR THE CONTEMPT OF THE C.U.S.W.F.-CONTRACT AND FALSE-SWEARING ARE WITH THESE VIOLATIONS .
~7. FOR THE USE OF THE NOUNS AS THE VERBS AND ADJECTIVES ARE WITH THE LANGUAGE OF THE FICTION AND IS BY THE FRAUD OF THE WRITTEN-CONTRACTS, TREATIES, TRUSTS, & CONSTITUTIONS.
~8. :TERMS:
C.C. = WITH THE CIVIL-CLAIMS
U.S.C.S. = FOR THE UNITY-STATES-CLAIMS: SECTION
C.U.S.W.F = FOR THE CONSTITUTION OF THESE UNITY-STATES WITH OUR WORLD-FLAG.
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