A lifelong scout and United States veteran said his mind was blown after watching a young boy scout kneel during The Pledge of Allegiance.
According to WNCN, 10-year-old Liam Holmes took a knee during a city council meeting he was at in Durham, North Carolina.
It was a move he discussed with his father prior to the council meeting. His father told WNCN he wasn’t sure if once the meeting began if his son would actually follow through with his plan.
And when the dad actually saw Liam kneel during the Pledge of Allegiance, he said he couldn’t be more proud of his son:
“When he did it I was really surprised and also really proud of him.”
The dad even tweeted about his son’s actions on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/CScottHolmes/status/1092593077225750529
When asked why he decided to take a knee in the first place, Liam told WNCN:
“What I did was took a knee against racial discrimination, which is basically when people are mean to other people of different colors.”
Liam continued by saying the mayor thanked him for his protest and so did others on Twitter. Mayor Steve Schewel said in a statement:
“Thank you, councilman, and thank you, scouts. To the scout that expressed his conscience by kneeling, we will say we endorse and appreciate all expressions of conscience in Durham City Council.”
While others added:
@Kaepernick7 this is how you’ve influenced people!
— Beautifully Black (@chosebygrace) February 7, 2019
The boys scouts are taught tolerance in an intolerable society. Good for that young man.
— ernest chirico (@redscomics) February 7, 2019
That baby is being raised right! We’re with you, Liam! ✊? And we thank you !
— The Opinion (@SheraeSpeaks_) February 6, 2019
Liam was raised right! Discrimination should never be tolerated. Great parents and great young man. ???????
— Chanda R (@ScribablyChanda) February 6, 2019
However, some weren’t too fond of Liam’s actions.
United States Veteran Brandon LaRoque, who was present at the council meeting, said he wasn’t expecting to see a young boy scout kneel:
“It just blew my mind that this was Cub Scouts and politics. Part of the scout oath is to God and your country, and I understand people have the right to freedom of speech. I just don’t understand why it has to be during the Pledge of Allegiance.”
And more people on Twitter wrote:
He is part of a Scout Troop. Doing things together. Not to embarrass each other or stand alone doing something different but to stand in unity. Learning…striving to do our best… together. Recite the Scout Oath and respect it. Glad none of these guys took a knee years ago. pic.twitter.com/2TurrIXYGs
— Robert McArtor RE/MAX (@RMcArtor) February 6, 2019
Just something so wrong with that! Boy, when I was younger and did that type of disrespect to the uniform! I would have been grounded, it only happened once! I learned to tuck in my shirt and respect the Boy Scout uniform! pic.twitter.com/KBmtvffNKb
— Steve Pohl (@DaStevePohl) February 7, 2019
However, as WNCN reports Liam isn’t too worried about the naysayers, adding, “Well, those people just don’t listen.”
IF he is so ” proud ” and needed to do this:
Why, like other thugs, did he hide his face? Seriously …. that seems to be ….. well why hide?
Exactly one comment I was going to make , WHY did the little coward hide his face !? Probably because kids with parents that teach love for country to their country and respect born out of gratitude for the suffering endured by the fight and dying men that fought their everloving ass’s off freeing this country from England ! Their severe sufferings were not to be disrespected by a smartass kid, taught that ?by parents with that attitude should be deported from this country !!!!!
Exactly one comment I was going to make , WHY did the little coward hide his face !? Probably because kids with parents that teach love for country to their country and respect born out of gratitude for the suffering endured by the fight and dying men that fought their everloving ass’s off freeing this country from England ! Their severe sufferings were not to be disrespected by a smartass kid, taught that ?by parents with that attitude should be deported from this country !!!!! AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, I HAVE NOT ALREADY SAID THAT
I think that might’ve been the neck of his coat sliding up, but I understand your point. If you’re going to do something like this, commit yourself to it. Make a stand, even if that means kneeling. Those like the father, who let other take the heat, disgust me.
He’s wearing a jacket you fucking nutjob!
Thank you JJ Breen. People doing things they are proud of have NO need to hide their face.
These things disrespect our veterans and the freedoms we enjoy.
This was a publicity stunt for his 15 minutes of fame for him and his family.
And show your face if you want to own your actions!
Sadly this boy should not be a Boy Scout.
Like old John McCain –Scout in name only—-
Disrespect of the highest level!! That kid and his parents/dad should have been escorted off the property!! There’s absolutely no room in cub/boy scouts for politics, do that shit on your own time…and don’t hide your face if you’re that proud of what you do!!
Unbelievable to me that any parent would suggest and encourage this kind of disrespect to their young child! And I don’t think for a minute that the kid would have thought of this all on his own. My father would have whaled the tar out of me or any of my siblings had we ever pulled a stunt like that! Of course, when I was growing up, people revered our flag and all it stood for. And they didn’t let their political differences rule their lives, unlike the hysteria we see among the vacuous liberals today. I seriously doubt this boy has a clue what this is all about — his Daddy was probably too much of a coward to take a knee himself, so let his kid do it for him.
It’s because of people like you the little boy was kneeling in the first place.
Unlike the previous commenters, this 10 year old actually understands what “liberty and justice for ALL” means.
Do that in front of me , Your asking for a ass whooping because. I stand up for the flag and not kneeling down on one knee. Disrespectful no good spoiled ass little boy punk that he is and he has one thing coming for his sorry ass in hell !!