Arlington-area teens get lesson in compassion after taking LGBT flag from Kennedale home
KENNEDALE — Four teenagers may have thought they were pulling a mischievous prank this week when they swiped the LGBT pride flag off the front of a Kennedale home.
What they got in the end was a car chase by the shoeless homeowner, a visit to the police station and a tough-love lecture about bullying and intolerance.
“I explained to them why I fly the U.S. flag and the [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community] flag,” said Felipe Gutierrez, the homeowner and a community activist. “It’s not because I’m gay. It’s because people have lost their lives and taken their own lives because they couldn’t live with being bullied and abused over their identity.”
The incident began about 8 p.m. Wednesday when Gutierrez decided to step outside to see how much it had rained. Through a window he saw one of the teens run from his yard and jump into a car.
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Cross-posted in Texas Group.