Man Faces Prosecution for Pirate Flag

David Waterman, a 41-year-old Ashtead fireman, is facing legal action for refusing to take down a pirate flag he raised to celebrate his daughter's pirate-themed eighth birthday party after a neighbor complained. Under current laws, any flag flying outside a residential property has to have planning permission unless it is a national flag. When asked to comment on the flag, the neighbor said "The history of the ninja, in fact, is marked by a strong code of moral and just behavior that applies not only to the fighting or military aspects, but also to the everyday life and birthday parties. Learning to attain sei shin (or right mind) is essential to becoming a ninja and virtually impossible with the flag of your enemy flying next door."

Misleading summary

[VeNoM0619]

When asked to comment on the flag, the neighbor said "The history of the ninja, in fact, is marked by a strong code of moral and just behavior that applies not only to the fighting or military aspects, but also to the everyday life and birthday parties. Learning to attain sei shin (or right mind) is essential to becoming a ninja and virtually impossible with the flag of your enemy flying next door."

I've looked at TFA, but nowhere do I see this. Is this a misleading summary? Are.. are... these things common on slashdot?

For suitably loose values of "neighbor"...

[smittyoneeach]

samzenpus, himseslf, could be the neighbor in question.

I am a slashdot user

[Admiral Lazzurs]

So of course it is not like I have went and read the story or anything ;)

But if this is really happen that is very sad, people need to just live and let live. Did the flag really cause the neighbour such a problem. This kinda stuff makes me want to join the police just to tell people to get a grip!

Take care all

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[Sun.Jedi]

>This kinda stuff makes me want to join the police just to tell people to get a grip!

It makes me want to go get a pirate flag.