Teen Burns, Stomps American Flag

nbcwashington.com ^ | 07/08/2009 | Jim Iovino

[kenth]

Burner charged with desecrating a flag

A teen claimed she was "making a statement" when she lit an American flag on fire with a cigarette lighter and then stomped on it in the middle of traffic, according to police.

The incident occurred just hours after Americans celebrated Independence Day with fireworks celebrations across the region.

Two officers said they saw Rebecca Ellen McKimmie, 18, of Ocean City, Md., light the flag on fire early Sunday morning while standing between two lanes of traffic near the Route 50 Bridge. Police said once it was lit she then stomped on it in the roadway, causing several cars to swerve in order to avoid her.

She was charged with desecrating a flag and disturbing the peace. However, the last time we checked burning a flag was still legal in the United States, so that charge probably wouldn't hold up if pursued.

[kenth]

[trumandogz]

An offensive act but a legal act.

[KoRn]

I think someone should burn and stomp her to put it out.

I have no use nor sympathy for flag burners...

[GeronL]

Really, in the middle of traffic? Legal?

[GeronL]

Spoiled rotten brainwashed idiot child

[americanophile]

"she lit an American flag on fire with a cigarette lighter and then stomped on it in the middle of traffic"

I'll say she's either gutsy or quite mad...she's lucky she didn't get her ass run-over. Stay right there sweetie!

[trumandogz]

Charge the punk kid with impeding traffic.

[Jeff Chandler]

causing several cars to swerve in order to avoid her.

Shucks.

[Rodebrecht]

Flag burning isn’t an illegal act. However doing it in the middle of the street at night is endangering others, so she’ll get a ticket or something.

[VeniVidiVici]

But I bet she takes free money.

[DemforBush]

I'd like to dedicate this one to Ms. McKimmie:

.

You're just a middle class, socialist brat

From a suburban family and you never really had to work

And you tell me that we've got to get back

To the struggling masses (whoever they are)

You talk, talk, talk about suffering and pain

Your mouth is bigger than your entire brain

What the hell do you know about suffering and pain anyway?

-Oingo Boingo, Capitalism

[MaxMax]

[budwiesest]

She should burn her bra, then go play in traffic.

[kittykat77]

She was charged with desecrating a flag and disturbing the peace. However, the last time we checked burning a flag was still legal in the United States, so that charge probably wouldn't hold up if pursued.

One of the commenters at the website cited the Maryland legal statute under which flag desecration is prohibited. I'm not sure about his claim though. Nonetheless, lighting a flag on fire while standing between two lanes of traffic on a bridge has got to be a violation of something!

[CaliGirlGodHelpMe]

IMO, the “statement” she was making was: “I WANT ATTENTION!”

[Prole]

"... of Ocean City, Maryland..."

Maryland is nothing more than a damn communist outpost, so the location of the flag-burning doesn't surprise me in the least.

[cavador]

If she wanted attention,then somebody should have run up and gave her a good slap in the mouth!

[blueplum]

how many carbon credits will she have to buy? ;)

[BigCinBigD]

“causing several cars to swerve in order to avoid her”

Sorry if I had been One of those drivers. There might have been an unfortunate fatal accident.

[rawcatslyentist]

Too bad she's too young not to pay taxes. She is front runner for a bambi cabinet post!

Thank You Satan

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