Thou shalt not steal

Call me silly, but I would think that a vocal advocate of the Ten Commandments would have some interest in following them. Not June Griffin. Griffin, who recently lost her bid to be elected to the House of Representatives from Tennessee, has been indicted for theft, vandalism, civil rights intimidation, and harrassment. She is accused of stealing a Mexican flag, according to grocery store owner Gilbert Mejia.

Mejia reports that Griffin said to him, "Get out. If you don't speak English you need to get out." A clerk in Mejia's store does not speak English. Mejia also says that Griffin closed the door so hard he thought she was trying to break it.

Griffin said she took the flag because public officials have refused to act on her requests to restrict flag displays to "only American flags in this county because of all the confusion that has come in with this invasion from Mexico."

The accused woman's causes include the posting and distribution of the Ten Commandments. She traveled the state of Tennessee for five years, trying to persuade county commissioners to display the commandments in public buildings.

Griffin carried a "Remember the Alamo" banner to the Rhea County Jail, where she was released on bond.