Quote, “The Stolen Valor Act of 2005, signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 20, 2006,[1] is a U.S. law that broadens the provisions of previous U.S. law addressing the unauthorized wear, manufacture, sale or claim (either written or oral) of any military decorations and medals. It is a federal misdemeanor offense, which carries a punishment of imprisonment for no more than 1 year and/or a fine; the scope previously covered only the Medal of Honor.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_Valor_Act_of_2005)
Its grueling to know that there are so many people who state they fought for our country and falsified their involvement. The ethics of our country has all been lost throughout the ages. If people would focus their effort on other things than falsifying allegations on serving in the military and trying to reap the benefits or in other words stealing benefits from a true hero just to pretend they served our country. Quote, “On July 16, 2010, a federal judge in Denver ruled the Stolen Valor Act is "facially unconstitutional" because it violates free speech and dismissed the criminal case against Strandlof who lied about being an Iraq war veteran.”
If one has to lie about what they have or, in this case have not done is un-ethical behavior and should be punished for such acts. How do you tell those solders that the metals they earn are just pieces of metal that anyone can buy, and that it no longer means anything at all.
Quote,”There is a similar case in California under appeal, USA v. Xavier Alvarez, case No. 08-50345 in the 9th U.S. Court of Appeals.[23] This case was decided on August 17, 2010, when the panel also ruled the Stolen Valor Act unconstitutional.[24] The federal appeals court panel in California says people have a right to lie about receiving military medals. Specifically, in the 2 - 1 decision, the majority said there's no evidence that such lies harm anybody, and there's no compelling reason for the government to ban such lies. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_Valor_Act_of_2005 - cite_note-24)
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