jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 years agoColorado Republicans call for pride flags to be burnedwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1238arrow-down18
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minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoBurning flags you own are your first amendment right.
minus-square/home/pineapplelover@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years 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-up1·2 years 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-up1·2 years 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.