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-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.
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.