To: muawiyah
The individual who won the case had been charged under the applicable statute which prohibited vandalism of US flags.
Were they also charged under an applicable statute prohibiting theft of federally-owned property? If not, why not?
130 posted on
06/27/2006 5:45:23 PM PDT by
Dimensio
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To: Dimensio
Why not? Because the flag had a specific law protecting it. So they were charged under that law. In the future they will be dealt with after the manner of private disputes.
141 posted on
06/27/2006 5:55:02 PM PDT by
muawiyah
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