Tommy Lee Jones tells us the true meaning of Flying the American Flag Upside Down

In Light of all the Political Madness... I thought I'd share this short clip from a great movie In The Valley of Elah.

Enjoy.

Sorry, that movie clip explained nothing.

Explain plox.

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Explanation: S&F!

Personal Disclosure: My pathos is so overwhelmed by the ethos that spoke that logos that I feel I MUST fly MY Australian flag in the same fashion so as to stand with my fellow allies of like mind.

P.S.

Edited for clarity [removed a word] :shk:

[edit on 13-10-2009 by OmegaLogos]

I didn't see the movie.

I can only conclude from the short vid that the character is making a political statement. Is that correct?

If that is correct then it is not an explaination for flying the flag upside down.

He correctly explained the reason is a distress message.