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Grimscale said:
While I am not defending those who burn the Flag, and I have no intention of doing so myself...
Didn't the Supreme Court already rule that flag burning is protected "speech"?
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As usual the press is doing a terrible job of explaining things. If someone steals a flag and burns it, it's a crime. If it violates city/state ordinances it's a crime. The devil is in the details.
 
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Grimscale said:
While I am not defending those who burn the Flag, and I have no intention of doing so myself...
Didn't the Supreme Court already rule that flag burning is protected "speech"?
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In general it is.

Unless it's someone else's flag, then it's arson.

Or if it's being done in a public place where open fires are prohibited. Then it's basically an illegal camp fire.

They're not going to let you roast marshmallows on the national mall, they don't need to let you burn flags their either

And OfC, all the jurisdictions that prosecuted burning of pride or BLM flags as hate crimes are going to have a very hard time flip flopping this.
 
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