Title made it sound like you’re allowed to burn every pride flag in sight. So yeah, I thought that was always allowed. You could set fire to your own belongings, what’s new?
Yeah that’s pretty much the definition of a hate crime. They’re doing it specifically to scare and intimidate people of certain groups. I hope the charges stick.
Burning flags you own are your first amendment right.
Title made it sound like you’re allowed to burn every pride flag in sight. So yeah, I thought that was always allowed. You could set fire to your own belongings, what’s new?
Burning flags you don’t own is definitely arson. In this case a slam dunk hate crime conviction as well.
Not that far from me someone was caught ripping a pride flag down and they said they were looking at hate crime charges.
Yeah that’s pretty much the definition of a hate crime. They’re doing it specifically to scare and intimidate people of certain groups. I hope the charges stick.
I agree. It’s really not that different from say spray painting KKK on a black church. It wasn’t the act it was the intention and the goal.