“Your old man was right to chastise you, but very wrong to burn the flag.”
Perhaps, but why be so judgmental without checking the facts?
Check out when flag burning is PROSCRIBED:
http://www.usflag.org/flagetiquette.html
Although I don’t think it was NECESSARY to burn the flag in that case, the father decided the flag was no longer fit to be flown, so in that case, he took proper action.
* No, you can’t throw those little flags away. The only “respectable” way to dispose of a worn or soiled flag is to give it a ceremonial and dignified retirement, preferably by burning it. Ironically, the American Legion and Boy Scouts burn thousands of flags every year in respectful retirement ceremonies. The only difference between their actions, and the actions of a long-haired hippie protestor are the thoughts in the minds of the two. Do you want to live in a country that arrests people for “anti-American thoughts?” I sure don’t.
GOOGLE IT.