"Once again ~ the USSC made their decision in the face of the flag in question having been the property of the federal government (as a material item). It was stolen from a post office.
The USSC didn't particularly care who owned it ~ they wanted it burned."
The person who stole it should be charged with theft and destruction of property, NOT under an invented, unconstitutional law called flag-burning.
The individual who won the case had been charged under the applicable statute which prohibited vandalism of US flags.
You guys who think you know this decision really ought to read the case some time. Ask yourselfs "who owned the flag", "what law was the offending person charged with", etc.
It's not the same case you've concocted in your minds.