South Carolina teacher who stomped on American flag in class gets $85,000

AP via WaPo ^ | May 7, 2013 | staff reporter

[Repeal The 17th]

http://www.usflag.org/uscode36.html
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U.S. Code Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 8

This code is the guide for all handling and display of the Stars and Stripes.

It does not impose penalties for misuse of the United States Flag.

That is left to the states and to the federal government for the District of Columbia.

Each state has its own flag law.

Criminal penalties for certain acts of desecration to the flag were contained in Title 18 of the United States Code prior to 1989.

The Supreme Court decision in Texas v. Johnson; June 21, 1989, held the statute unconstitutional.

This statute was amended when the Flag Protection Act of 1989 (Oct. 28, 1989) imposed a fine and/or up to I year in prison for knowingly mutilating, defacing, physically defiling, maintaining on the floor or trampling upon any flag of the United States.

The Flag Protection Act of 1989 was struck down by the Supreme Court decision, United States vs. Eichman, decided on June 11, 1990.

[Lurker]

While his speech is protected, he is not protected from the consequences of it. Why do so many people not get that?

[Flintlock]

What a cowardly buncha creeps on that school board.

[upchuck]

$85,000 for him, $32,000 for his attorney(s).

Those taxpayer dollars spend so easily, don't they?

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[hal ogen]

Someone should let this creep know what patriotism is.

[bgill]

Small change compared to him brainwashing his students for the next 20 years.

[The Wizard]

I look forward to seeing his turn as the flag

[SunkenCiv]

Any comment from Dick Harpootlian?

Thanks Daffynition.

[upchuck]

Agreed. Preferably in a dark alley.

[stockpirate]

A lot of people get it, but we act civilized.