Subj : Burning the Flag
To   : aaron thomas
From : Lee Lofaso
Date : Tue Dec 24 2019 09:55 pm

Hello Aaron,

>LL>How do you feel about those evil folks who burn the flag?
>
>In the spirit of liberal lawlessness, I say we let em go.

Burning the LGBT pride flag is regarded as being a hate crime
since the flag represents a sexual orientation.  That is what
makes it a hate crime of arson.

People who have been convicted of hate crimes should do the time.
No excuses.  Such crimes should never be ignored, as if they had
never been committed.  How do you think the LGBT community would
have reacted had the defendant told the judge, "I was only joking"
- with the judge agreeing by throwing all charges out the window?
Talk about a mockery of justice.

>If he burns a transgender person, then we should lock em up.

The LGBT pride flag represents far more than just transgender
persons.  Burning their flag is a form of hate speech, which
makes it a hate crime.  In this case, a hate crime of arson.
Since the convicted individual was a habitual offender, his
sentence was tripled.  15 years, for burning the flag.

There are only two countries in the world that make burning
their national flag a crime - Iran and North Korea.  I am sure
there are many people in the US who believe the US flag should
also be protected in the same way.  This is supposed to be the
land of the free, and the home of the brave.  Certainly we
can stomach having to watch a small number of misfits burning
a US flag.

--Lee

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