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Posted on 07/15/2011 6:41:44 AM PDT by massmike
Who is torching American flags?
It’s a disturbing and potentially dangerous trend in one New Jersey community, reports CBS 2’s Scott Rapoport.
A day or two before the Fourth of July, two homes on West Colfax Avenue and another on East Lincoln Avenue all had their flags burned. The charred black remains of Robert Lingenfelter’s flag are still stuck to his pavement.
Then just this past Tuesday a home on Chestnut Street had its flag torched.
Throughout the town many are asking themselves the same questions: who’s doing this and why?
Roselle Park police officers are on the case and more than a little concerned. They said the flag burnings are more than just a disrespectful act; it’s an act of arson.
“The danger is the flag is attached to the residence. And if the residence were to catch fire you’re now endangering lives,” Roselle Police Chief Paul Morrison said.
(Excerpt) Read more at newyork.cbslocal.com ...
Roselle Park should not be confused with Roselle at the other end of Chestnut, which is dominated by the "Amish."
**The law against flag burning was ruled unconstitutional.***
But only if it is a privately owned flag owned by the burner. Can someone legally come on your property adn burn YOUR privately owned flag?
A load of rock salt from a 12 guage, fired from the dark might slow such burnings down.
LOL at “Nunchaku massage”. My personal favorite is “hickory shampoo”. :-)
I can see where a law against burning your own flag is unconstitutional, but burning someone else’s property is another matter.
Ah yes the ever famous old school wood shampoo lather, rinse, repeat as needed. (8^) I do miss the non-PC good old days.
Hee hee.... a police officer friend of mine calls gunshot wounds “lead poisoning”. I love that guy. :-)
democrats burn flags.
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