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LSU Grad Student Benjamin Haas Decides Against Burning Flag as Thousands Counter-Protest [NSFW VIDEO]
Yesterday an LSU grad student's plans to burn an American flag in a peaceful protest was cut short when thousands of LSU students showed up to counter-protest the unpatriotic move. Benjamin Haas, a communication studies graduate student tried to read a prepared statement as an estimated 1,500 to 2,500 students and community members chanted things like "U-S-A" and threw water balloons and