Posted on 07/21/2016 6:44:21 AM PDT by simpson96
CLEVELAND (CBSNewYork/AP) — Police arrested 17 people Wednesday after a melee broke out during a flag-burning in the streets outside the Republican National Convention.(snip)
Among those arrested was Gregory “Joey” Johnson, whose torching of the flag at a GOP convention three decades ago led to the landmark 1989 U.S. Supreme Court decision that said flag-burning is speech protected by the First Amendment.
Moments after the flag was set on fire, officers charged in to put it out with an extinguishing spray that some in the crowd thought was pepper spray because of similarities in the design of the canisters and the eye irritation caused by the fire-suppression substance.(snip)
“You’re on fire! You’re on fire, stupid!” a Cleveland officer shouted at a protester while firing the extinguishing spray.
(Excerpt) Read more at newyork.cbslocal.com ...
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Hehehehe...great post there! Love it!
When liberal global warming dogma gets in the way of liberal flag burning karma!
I got a closer look at the t-shirts being worn. Looks like the protestors might have understood the cop if he had yelled “Fuego, stupido”.
It would have been interesting if the fireman saved the flag but let the guy burn. :-)
“You’re on fire! You’re on fire, stupid!” a Cleveland officer shouted at a protester while firing the extinguishing spray... Let the Darwin candidate burn!!!
Hang them all.
Self imolation is apparently an option too. Why did they put the fire out?
In the typical MSM style of editing the facts to fit a narrative, no where do they identify the protesters involved - simply referring to them as “a group.” Never mind that they are a) Communist b) Hispanic and c)fomenting revolution (violent overthrow of the government). I watched a YouTube video of a CBS broadcast of this incident and it was one of the news anchors who declared the police were spraying tear gas on the protesters who were on fire. How many average Joe citizens watched that news report and that false analysis of police using tear gas and never learned the real facts of the matter?
Let him burn.
Because someone forgot to bring marshmallows.
Well, I’ll help put the poor fellow out. Four, five beers and a cup of coffee and let the old kidneys roll...
I guess his Karma ran over his Dogma...................
That is a must for all commie BBQs.
I laugh at his idiocy. It is unfortunate for society that the officer put out the fire.
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Don’t forget the chocolate and graham crackers lol
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