Stolen Valor Act
Massachusetts legislature passes Stolen Valor Act
WWLP reports that the Massachusetts legislature sent their own Stolen Valor Act to the Senate for a vote on what they claim is the strongest Stolen Valor Act in the country; “Even just standing on the corner with a sign that says ‘help me I’m a veteran,’ if they’re not a veteran that’s wrong. They […]
New Jersey’s Stolen Valor law
One of our lurkers send us a link to NewJersey.com which reports that Governor Christie signed New Jersey’s stolen valor act into law which is bad news for some of our usual suspects like Ron Mailahn, Steve “Snake Eyes” Jordan, and Angelo Otchy, along with a number of trolls from that state whose comments can’t […]
What is “Stolen Valor”?
Lately, I’ve found myself explaining to folks the difference between the Stolen Valor Act and the thing that we call “stolen valor”. The phrase actually comes from BG “Jug” Burkett who wrote the book “Stolen Valor” which was published in the 90s and told the story about folks who had appropriated the valor of the […]
Stolen Valor Act discussed in Maryland
Maryland lawmakers are discussing a state solution to the problem of Stolen Valor, according to ABC2. State Sen. Bryan Simonaire, R-Anne Arundel, a member of the legislatures military veterans caucus said he is getting involved because he wanted to see the state get involved to target anyone found to be committing an act of stolen […]
Stolen Valor; don’t try this at home
A couple of folks sent us this link to the PennLive article about an incident in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania recently where a police officer, Detective John O’Connor, confronted Marine veteran Robert D Ford, over what some folks thought was a case of Stolen Valor, but it turned out to be a case of wearing a uniform […]
Stolen Valor Act in PA
ABC27 reports that our buddy, Matthew Ott, a teenager who was victimized by valor thief Nate Fornwalt last year, was in the halls of his legislature yesterday as the Pennsylvania Senate passed their new Stolen Valor Act out of that body; Not many teenagers are concerned about what’s happening at the Capitol, but 15-year-old Matthew […]
Stolen Valor Act news
Mary sends us a link to the news that the Alabama State Senate has voted to increase the penalties for wearing medals and badges for tangible benefit. The bill imposes a minimum fine of $5,000 and makes it a Class A misdemeanor for a person to falsely represent themselves as a recipient of a military […]
Texas’ Stolen Valor bill to aid businesses and employers
My search engine alerts are firing on all cylinders as State legislatures begin the season with easy-to-pass stolen valor bills, but this one from Texas caught my eye because it is so different from the others. The new bill passed the Texas Senate unanimously. It empowers business owners to fire employes and terminate contracts with […]
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