Any SOB that runs a foreign flag up an American flag pole has lost all ownership interest in that piece of trash. He's also lost any right to stand on American soil or breath American air. Removing an American Flag and raising a foreign flag in its place is an act of war. It always has been and always will be.
That flag was used to desecrate the symbol that so many Americans have died for and worse it was used to symbolize victory and dominance over American Soverignty. It had to be burned. I'm just glad there was someone brave enough to do the deed.
Now, all you have to do is persuade the judge.
Too many people don't understand the history of flags as military banners or even why we fly them at all. They are more than just "symbols."