[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Burn a US Flag, Betsy Ross Flag, Gadsden Flag, Confederate Battle flag, all A-OK! “Freedom of speech” they say.

Burn a rainbow flag—”HATE CRIME! HATE CRIME!”

[circlecity]

We have given certain groups privileged and special rights when they suffer property destruction.

[Captain Rhino]

Burn an American flag (national emblem) and it’s free speech,First Amendment, blah, blah. Burn a rainbow pride flag, and it’s a hate crime, etc. How curious.

[Tzimisce]

So you can get arrested for burning a gay flag, but not an American one?

[stanne]

? But the women’s US soccer team can trample on the US flag. Overseas??

And the former president congratulates them. The media adores them?

[Gene Eric]

While “piss christ” is heralded as art???

I have no problem with burning the symbol of sodomy.

[ExTexasRedhead]

What about the Marxist Left who burn the American flag? What were they charged with?

[i_robot73]

Exactly HOW does the State quantify ‘hate’ in a trial? What calibration is used to ensure said quantity?

Was it ‘dislike’? or full on ‘odium’??

[bgill]

Why? People burn the US flag every day of the week. What’s so special about a gay flag?

[JerseyDvl]

Typical racist Dems.

[MichaelCorleone]

This is John Ellis’ way of subtly kissing the lgbtq ring.

How many have torched Old Glory and walked away without incident?

Have not the courts already ruled burning the American flag is ‘free speech’?

Yet Ellis calls this a form of terrorism and gives the police an ‘atta boy!’?

Johnny’s not fooling everyone.

[Durbin]

I thought flags were “Just a piece of cloth”. Or does that only apply when someone burns the American flag?

[foreverfree]

bump

[jughandle]

Looks like a colored fellow, isn’t it racist to arrest him? The victimhood sympathy status list has become confusing lately.

[JimRed]

That flag is a symbol of HATE STRAIGHT, and needs burning.

[dead]

Buy any flag, burn it at your discretion.

Burn somebody else's flag, get arrested.

[momincombatboots]

Well.. the supteme court has gone full lib in their last set of rulings.. Not equal protection, special protection.

[fwdude]

“Hate Crimes” represent the penalty looking for the offense.

[SkyDancer]

Seems that the US flag being burned is okay since it’s free speech but burning a GAYSTAPO flag is hate speech. Got it.

[mumblypeg]

Burning the American flag = Constitutionally protected rights for commies.
Burning the Constitution = ditto.
Burning gay flag = hate crime.
Waving American flag = hate crime.

Yeah, like nobody saw THAT coming.

Next, we’ll be told that burning crosses is “protected speech” as long it’s done in front of Christian churches
by “anti”fascists wearing black masks.