Calls for woman to be fired after cemetery pic;
A Facebook firestorm has erupted over an insensitive photo showing a visitor's antics near the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. Lindsey Stone, a visitor from Cape Cod, was on a work trip to the Washington area last month when she and a co-worker visited Arlington, reports News4's Erika Gonzalez.
A sign at the Tomb of the Unknowns, among the most solemn places in the cemetery that calls itself "our Nation's most hallowed ground," asks for "Silence and Respect." Stone's co-worker shot a photo of Stone next to that sign, her middle finger raised, and mugging as if she is shouting loudly. Stone posted the photo to her Facebook page, and quickly received a flurry of furious reaction, reports Gonzalez.
Stone has since removed the photo, but it already had been shared widely. A "Fire Lindsey Stone" Facebook page was quickly created, and now has more than 12,000 likes. After Threats, Stone would not agree to an interview. But her father told News4 that his daughter wants to apologize to anyone she may have offended.
Stone and her co-worker are now on unpaid leave from their jobs at LIFE, a non-profit organization that provides housing for people with disabilities in the Cape Cod area, and which paid for the trip. The organization said it was conducting an investigation, and issued a statement: "This photograph in no way reflects the opinions or values of the LIFE organization, which holds our nation's veterans in the highest regard."
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Her excuse was that she was only fighting authority..... WTH?
There is no excuse for disrespectful behavior.
