jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 4 months agoColorado Republicans call for pride flags to be burnedwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1238arrow-down18
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minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoBurning flags you own are your first amendment right.
minus-square/home/pineapplelover@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoTitle made it sound like you’re allowed to burn every pride flag in sight. So yeah, I thought that was always allowed. You could set fire to your own belongings, what’s new?
minus-squarebarsquid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoBurning flags you don’t own is definitely arson. In this case a slam dunk hate crime conviction as well.
minus-squareafraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoNot that far from me someone was caught ripping a pride flag down and they said they were looking at hate crime charges.
Burning flags you own are your first amendment right.
Title made it sound like you’re allowed to burn every pride flag in sight. So yeah, I thought that was always allowed. You could set fire to your own belongings, what’s new?
Burning flags you don’t own is definitely arson. In this case a slam dunk hate crime conviction as well.
Not that far from me someone was caught ripping a pride flag down and they said they were looking at hate crime charges.