[Me. I Am Salman]

A woman has been let go by her company after posting a controversial photo on Facebook.

Lindsay Stone, 30, was pictured flipping the bird while in front of a 'silence and respect' sign at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia - an image that went viral and was heavily criticised for being 'disrespectful'.

According to the Boston Herald, she quickly apologised on Facebook and removed the picture, saying: "Whoa whoa whoa... wait. This is just us, being the douchebags that we are, challenging authority in general.

"Much like the pic posted the night before, of me smoking right next to a no smoking sign. OBVIOUSLY we meant NO disrespect to people that serve or have served our country."

However, a Facebook group named 'Fire Lindsey Stone' was started and accumulated more than 32,500 likes.

Stone and the photographer Jamie Schuh were both let go by their employer, nonprofit organisation LIFE, stating: "We deeply regret any disrespect to members of the military and their families."

The pair made a public apology regarding the incident.

Stone's father later said of his daughter: "She's not happy at all. She's just devastated.

"She had no idea that she was going to hurt anybody. It was never her intention."

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/odd/news...ook-photo.html

So stupid she was clearly just rebelling against the sign as a joke