Before you hit play on this video, be forewarned, it’s pretty excruciating to watch.

Look …

It’s one thing to play a video game that takes you around town like a fish on a hook — that’s fine, it’s innocent, whatever — but when you trample on sacred ground, ground that’s designated to honor and remember those who gave you the right, the freedom to play a funny game, know it. And own it.

The kids in the following footage don’t. First off, one of them (the one burping through half the freaking clip to prove some kind of subtle, subversive point) titles the YouTube link “Crazy vet vandalizes and threatens me and other Pokemon Go players!”. No. No, no, no, no. Either he’s too young to realize it, or he’s not intelligent enough, doesn’t possess the self-awareness to do so yet or ever, but in the words of the great Walter Sobchak, “there are rules.” The vet isn’t “crazy”. He’s passionate, he’s emotional and he’s a goddamn patriot. Who fought in Vietnam and lost buddies and loved ones while defending America. He might’ve gotten more upset than he wished in hindsight (bumping a pregnant woman, yikes), but you can understand why.

He has to hear one of the kids go, hey mister, you battled for our right … to say whatever we want!

Is this a free society? Yes. With free speech? Yes.

But, are there laws? Also, yes. And are there consequences to breaking those laws? Yep. Furthermore, are there unwritten laws that you also abide by, as well? Absolutely.

Just like you don’t play ultimate frisbee in a graveyard or fornicate in a church or funnel beers at a funeral, you don’t play games on sacred ground.

Oh, and this vet? Bruce Reed from Winona, Minnesota? He was charged by local police for disorderly conduct and destruction of property for the incident you just saw.

Which maddening and unfortunate, but before you get so enraged by this video that you go and destroy property of your own, read the following via KARE II — a big, fat silver lining:

The Winona City Council is preparing to pass an ordinance that would ban people from playing “Pokemon Go” at the city’s Veterans Memorial Park.

Council members say the vote, planned for Monday night, comes in the wake of numerous complaints of players setting up tents at the park and playing loud music. It also comes on the heels of a YouTube video that shows a confrontation between a veteran and Pokemon players, which has been seen more than a half-million times worldwide.

Bruce Reed is a well-known Winona veteran and chairman of the Veterans Memorial Park committee. In the profanity-laced video, Reed confronts the players and orders them to take down their tents and leave the park.

“Like I say, it’s almost like Arlington,” Reed said. “You think Arlington would allow this to happen? No. well it shouldn’t happen here in Winona either. I deal with PTSD, and I guess kind of the light went off in my head, I kind of snapped, I think. Let my emotions carry me. And this is what’s happened.”

Thanks for your service, Bruce.