Flag burning

Do you think it's a serious offense? I do. Discuss.

 

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Freedom of speech. As long as they have a burn permit, they should be able to burn cloth, which is all a flag is.

 

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No.

Death penalty ??
Are you for real ? :bugeye:

 

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It's anti-patriotic. It's a crime against the state.

 

Eh.. sorry dude, but you cannot mean that.

 

LOL Death penalty Isn't that a wee bit extreme?
Life Sentence?? ????

Personally I don't find it a huge deal. I guess it is disrespectful. What are the circumstances here?
Like if I took a Canadian Flag and burned it in my backyard? or did I burn it
on the steps of the Parliment Building??

 

Punishing them in anti-patriotic. Patriots fought for then to have the right to burn it. Freedom of speech.

 

Burning the flag is a sign of being a traitor, it's anti patriotic and it does not recognize the soveriegnity of the state. It's basically like spitting on the people.

 

Freedom of speech doesn't warrant hate speech. That's why we have hate crimes.

Burning the flag is like a hate crime. Also I doubt the patriots died in order for them to shit all over their achievements.:shrug:

 

Its only a hate crime if another person is wrapped up in it at the time. Its just a piece of cloth. If I took a white piece of cloth, drew a cross on it and burned it, am I committing a crime against all christians?

 

A hate crime, yes. You're not Christian?

 

no. I'm like you. Non-Christian.

 

What about when Canada day is over and everybody throws their Canadian Flags and Banners they put up in the garbage? Is that a crime?

 

Meh. Don't you live in the south and in the country?:shrug:

Anyway, the point is, it's a very serious hate crime.

 

They don't do it out of hate though. It's certainly disrespectful, but they don't do it with the intent to direspect.

 

LOL, oh, you're 'special' and I never picked up on that before.
My bad. :wallbang:

 

Norse, what country are you from ?

 

Syria

Orleandor, I simply thought that you were a theist. If not, my apologies.

Now, back to the topic at hand.

 

Norsefire, it's not a hate crime. That's not something up for debate, it's a fact. And you wanting the Death Penalty for it is exactly why the state shouldn't have that sort of power. Having more people like you in charge is enough to give me nightmares.

 

no penelty UNLESS its a total fire ban day. In that case they should be as harsh as they would be with anyone who lights fires in a risky enviroment