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Picture taken at Tomb of Unknown Solider causes viral Internet outrage

Posted at 6:43 PM, Nov 20, 2012
and last updated 2012-11-20 18:43:16-05

WASHINGTON (post originally by )–A picture of a woman making a gesture some people find offensive at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington has caused a viral outrage on Facebook and the Internet.

The woman, Lindsey Stone, posted the picture on Facebook that shows her hand gesture. It also shows her pretending to scream next to a sign asking for “silence” and “respect.”

She works at a business in Cape Cod, Mass., which has put her on leave after people complained about the picture via posts on the company’s Facebook page.

Stone was on a business trip to Washington, D.C. when the picture was taken.