Forum Post: If you are at a protest, greet police like this
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 8, 2011, 12:05 p.m. EST by ausername
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellamy_salute
If they are interested, politely explain to them that you're an old-fashioned kind of person and that that is the way in which people used to say the pledge of allegiance. They can look it up if they don't believe you.
This is actually a VERY ancient gesture of political and religious adoration.