Wait, that’s a crime?
Real crime here in Tennessee: desecrating a venerated object, a law that expressly includes state and national flags.
The story is that some 18 year-old had some drinks and burned a flag. It was someone else’s flag. So, he was drinking while too young, stole someone’s property, burned that property and littered. Yet, they want to charge him with the stupid crime of desecrating a venerated object, which would likely result in him getting off on other charges because the law is Constitutionally questionable at best.
And I guess, since I said this, I have to burn a flag now.
July 13th, 2005 at 8:31 pm
Burned it yet? I wanted to drive to Maryville after I read that and stand in my “First Amendment Spot” and torch the flag. I dont have a problem with the guy getting arrested for destroying someone elses property/drinking under age/litter et al…throwing him in the pokey for bunring a “venerated” object is bullshit.
July 14th, 2005 at 12:44 am
Well it seems that some people can’t wait for the politico’s to tear up the constitution before they start throwing people in the pokey. I live in Maryville, and I’m about to call the fire dept. about getting approval for an all American BAR-B-Q.
I love America, but I hate Tyranny.
That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety, and happiness; for the advancement of those ends they have at all times, an unalienable and indefeasible right to alter, reform, or abolish the government in such manner as they may think proper.
Not Just Pretty Words…
MA(KSC)