[loboinok]

I do not understand why you believe it logical to compare an act of burning property owned by the individual who does the burning to an act of theft and destruction of property not owned by the destroyer.

Correct, you do not understand.

I can buy pieces of metal and pieces of cloth and they are my personal property. If I shape them in a particular way, they are still my property. If I pin them on my uniform, representing something that I neither earned or am entitled to, I can be charged.

[Dimensio]

I can buy pieces of metal and pieces of cloth and they are my personal property. If I shape them in a particular way, they are still my property. If I pin them on my uniform, representing something that I neither earned or am entitled to, I can be charged.

The charge is for "impersonation" because of specific implications and potential for damage as a result of that impersonation. Please identify the damage that results from desecration of a US flag.