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Old 05-05-2011, 07:21 AM
 
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Student burns American flag after Osama's death

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Old 05-05-2011, 07:29 AM
 
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They should ship this guy home and end his dual citizenship.
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Old 05-05-2011, 07:32 AM
 
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So what.
America is bigger than that.
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Old 05-05-2011, 07:37 AM
 
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They should ship this guy home and end his dual citizenship.
No.

We don't sanction people for having opinions, even if they burn flags.


Now if this person otherwise violated the law, he's fair game.
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Old 05-05-2011, 07:40 AM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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They need to be placed in protective custody for their own safety.

Someone will take them out of the genepool.
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Old 05-05-2011, 08:07 AM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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No.

We don't sanction people for having opinions, even if they burn flags.


Now if this person otherwise violated the law, he's fair game.
But we do sanction people for theft of/destroying public property or the property of others and rightly so.
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Old 05-05-2011, 08:08 AM
 
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Attention:

There re flag codes & penalties
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Old 05-05-2011, 08:11 AM
 
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But we do sanction people for theft of/destroying public property or the property of others and rightly so.
Like I said, if he otherwise violated the law...
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Old 05-05-2011, 08:12 AM
 
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There re flag codes & penalties
Attention: Texas v. Johnson | The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law

Texas v. Johnson
Read and learn.
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Old 05-05-2011, 08:18 AM
 
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So its Okay to burn American flags even with our Flag codes that state otherwise?
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