Jan 14th 2010 By Nick Prueher
"Every guy lies a little bit when he's trying to get a woman into the sack, but a man named Roger Day may have taken things too far when he told a woman 24 years his junior that he was the most-decorated war hero in England. And she married him! The phony veteran was busted at a Remembrance Day parade when someone noticed his "impossible" array of medals for bravery in wars spanning World War II to the Gulf War.
Day, 62, told police that he lied about his military service in order to impress a younger woman, Maxine, whom he ended up marrying in 2005. "Maxine needed a hero in her life," he said.
Day, who admitted guilt, was forced to relinquish his medals and will be required to perform 60 hours of community service. Maybe he should have hired an attorney who claimed to have 17 different law degrees."
Do you think Day's First Amendment rights were violated when he was arrested?
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ReplyDeleteHe lied, he has no 1st amendment protection in that case. You can't protect lies. If you lie about someone they can sue you for slander, NO first amendment protection there. In many countries (including the US) it is a crime to lie about military service, especially wearing medals you have not earned. Not to mention, it sounds as if he may have been British (he claimed greatest hero in England) in which case, not being a US citizen he wouldn't have protection under our Constitution (I'm sure England has their own free speech rights, but I don't know them and they're probably not quite the same as here).
ReplyDeleteIt's insulting to those who truly have fought and suffered for their countries to have someone claim to have done the same just to get laid.
This guy deserves more than 60 hours community service, I think because of his age is why they only gave him a slap on the wrist.