Give me one good reason why these patriots should be punished at all? They took down a flag that had been used to assert foreign dominance over our Sovereign Nation and gave it the treatment it deserved.
Show me what law they violated.
That flag violated the sovereignty of the United States of America. That flag had to be burned. The kids should not only not be punished, they should be rewarded. If I were President, they would be invited to the White House and given the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Bttt! Excellent comments. You're far more patient than I. :)