Mmm, I may have mixed up the context myself. FWIW, a lot of people have flown the flag upside down in protest. http://www.commondreams.org/news/2009/07/11/ups

Mmm, I may have mixed up the context myself. FWIW, a lot of people have flown the flag upside down in protest. http://www.commondreams.org/news/2009/07/11/upside-down-flag-has-vet-fight-1st-amendment-rights http://www.commondreams.org/news/2009/07/11/upside-down-flag... http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/upside-down-distress-flag-upsets-fla-community-article-1.1201461 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/upside-down-distres... http://www.thegazette.com/subject/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/fly-flag-upside-down-to-protest-officeholders-20140711 http://www.thegazette.com/subject/opinion/letters-to-the-edi... http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2013/06/03/oregon-man-flying-american-flag-upside-down-to-protest-obama-presidency/ http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2013/06/03/oregon-man-flying-ame... http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/woman-angers-hoa-by-hanging-flag-union-down-as-war-protest http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/woman-angers-hoa-by-han... Quoting the last: > "The United States Supreme Court has been clear since as early as the 1930s that the flag can be flown in various ways as a demonstration of political viewpoints," said Hammer's attorney, Mari Newman.