Maybe it has something to do with shit like this:
La Crosse police are investigating accusations the reigning Riverfest commodore shoved a 14-year-old girl carrying a gay pride flag just before Saturdayâs Maple Leaf parade. The teen was rollerblading and carrying a flag pole with two rainbow flagsâone a hybrid of the American flag and the gay pride flagâas members of 7 Rivers LGBT Resource Centerâs float prepared for the parade about 9:45 a.m. Saturday on Rose Street, said Roseanne St. Sauver, the centerâs executive director.Commodore Mark Schneider, who was on a float nearby, approached the girl and put his hands on the flagpole, St. Sauver said. St. Sauver walked over, placed her hands on the pole and told him, âPlease stop, sheâs a 14-year-old child." âHe said, âI do not care. Look what you are teaching them,ââ St. Sauver said.
Thatâs when, St. Sauver said, Schneider shoved the girl with his body. St. Sauver said Schneider told the girl: âGo to a country where they will hang people like you.âThe incident left the teen crying, and others upset, St. Sauver said. This is the first year the center has participated in the parade.
You know the drill:
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(608) 782-6000
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Here's the commodore: