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Valor Cannot Be Stolen

In 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Stolen Valor Act.  Under the Stolen Valor Act, it's illegal for a person to wear unearned military rank or medals.  Since the law's enactment, about a dozen posers are indicted each year.  The Stolen Valor Act sends the wrong message to soldiers.One cannot steal valor.  That a poser pretends to have done something meaningful does not minimize the accomplishment.  Valor is not something anyone can give you.  Valor, like self-respect used to be taught as someone you - and only you - possessed.  "When you look in the mirror, what do you see?"  The man or woman looking back at you in the mirror is what mattered.Today, the opposite is true.  What do others see in you?  What is your brand presence?  What is your persona?  How many hits did your blog get; how many people follow you on Twitter; how many Facebook friends do you have?We have changed from a society where a person's self-worth was something she determined based on her own acts...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on April 21, 2010 (boomark / email).