jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agoColorado Republicans call for pride flags to be burnedwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squarebarsquid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoBurning flags you don’t own is definitely arson. In this case a slam dunk hate crime conviction as well.
minus-squareafraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoNot that far from me someone was caught ripping a pride flag down and they said they were looking at hate crime charges.
minus-squarebarsquid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoYeah 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.
minus-squareafraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoI 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.
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.