25 Someone has been sentenced to prison for 16 yrs for burning an LGBT flag. Burning an American Flag gets you not more than ONE YR Under 18 U.S. Code § 700 (www.law.cornell.edu) posted 1 year ago by nothingberg 1 year ago by nothingberg +25 / -0 3 comments share 3 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (3) sorted by: top new old worst ▲ 2 ▼ – Constitution1787 2 points 1 year ago +2 / -0 This doesn't make any sense at all. Burning the American Flag is protected under the First Amendment as freedom of expression. How is that burning the LGBT flag isn't the exact same thing? The law failed here and he should ask for a new trial. Flag burning (regardless of WHAT flag it is) is a protected First Amendment right. permalink save report block reply ▲ 0 ▼ – BidenSmellsKids 0 points 1 year ago +1 / -1 Don't die on this hill, he had prior convictions of arson, and he climbed up the church and took the flag down and burned it. The guy has a long rap sheet. He also threatened to burn down that church. He's not one of us. permalink save report block reply ▲ -2 ▼ – deleted -2 points 1 year ago +2 / -4
This doesn't make any sense at all. Burning the American Flag is protected under the First Amendment as freedom of expression.
How is that burning the LGBT flag isn't the exact same thing? The law failed here and he should ask for a new trial.
Flag burning (regardless of WHAT flag it is) is a protected First Amendment right.
Don't die on this hill, he had prior convictions of arson, and he climbed up the church and took the flag down and burned it. The guy has a long rap sheet. He also threatened to burn down that church. He's not one of us.