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Civilian Man Impersonates Army Ranger in Shopping Mall
What’s going on in this country. We have serial police inpersonator Jeremy Dewitte and now we have a civilian wearing a full set of Army Uniform shopping on black Friday impersonating a Army Ranger with a purple heart 💜 and other combat patches. What is this guy doing. Chubby fellow who is definitely quite obese to be an active duty Army Ranger. What is he doing? What scam does he want to pull? Is he going to commit a crime? Does he want to pick up little girls or little boys? Does he want free food?
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Impersonating a military member, especially an Army Ranger, while wearing full military fatigues with combat heroic patches, can have serious consequences. This act is a violation of the Stolen Valor Act of 2013 in the United States, which criminalizes fraudulent claims about military service for personal gain. Penalties can include fines and imprisonment. Additionally, such actions are considered deeply disrespectful to actual service members and veterans, and can lead to social and legal repercussions.
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You’re absolutely right. Impersonating a member of the military, especially while wearing uniforms, badges, and decorations falsely portraying combat heroics or achievements, is a very serious offense under the Stolen Valor Act. Some key points about this illegal act: The Stolen Valor Act of 2013 makes it a federal crime to fraudulently claim to have received certain military decorations or medals with the intent of obtaining money, property, or other tangible benefits. Penalties can include fines and up to 1 year in prison for each offense of violating the Act. Merely wearing a military uniform alone is not necessarily illegal, but wearing unauthorized medals, combat badges/patches, or claiming associated accomplishments is illegal impersonation. It disrespects and undermines the courage and sacrifices of real military members and veterans who earned their honors. In addition to federal charges, impersonators may face social consequences like public shaming, being banned from establishments, losing jobs, etc. You summarized the issue accurately. Stolen valor by falsely portraying oneself as a member of the armed forces, especially embellishing with unearned combat decorations, is unacceptable fraud that can carry legal penalties as well as public backlash. It is considered a very dishonorable act.