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who gives a fuck if you burn a flag. it's a fucking piece of cloth.
The fun part is that according to the US Flag Code, burning is the preferred disposal method.
If it was Europe, the guy couldn't have burnt the flag in the 1st place /s
Just like how kneeling is the most respectful way to not stand for the national anthem.
But ... ya know ..... Black people
Technically, yes. But youre not supposed to just burn it whole. Youre supposed to literally rip it to pieces first.
Youre also not supposed to wear the flag as clothing, fly it in the rain, or at night. And while not explicitly stated, youre not supposed to fly it behind your car because it gets dirty and torn, which is reason to retire (burn) it.
As long as it's your flag. Don't just grab a random one. Pro tip!
Many people, perhaps most people, operate primarily on the emotional level. That's one of the big problems facing humanity.
They're gonna be real mad when they find out how American flags are properly disposed of.
And funny enough, they couldnt care less how (or more so where) most American flags are made.
I assumed they were all hand stitched by American inmates.
Ultra-nationalist care.
Illinois state legislature cares, and that's the reason Mellott was arrested (though the police later said they'd done it for his own safety, because of the hostile Facebook comments he was receiving).
The judge ruled the statute unconstitutional and therefore unenforceable.
It's a political statement, and people get really fucking mad about politics.
Which is all the more reason law enforcement should not have cared.
But to a bunch of want-to-be-nazis this would be a more serious crime than just about anything else.
Law enforcement are people too, sort of.
Usually people with really bad politics.
Yeah I’ll never understand. It seems so fucking stupid.