Originally Posted By JohnS1 Just out of curiosity, what do you think would happen if somebody from this country burnt the flag of another country? Would it be intimidation? A hate crime? A major media event? No punishment at all?
Originally Posted By jonvn Burnt the flag in another country in their country you mean? Depends on the country, I guess.
Originally Posted By JohnS1 No, actually I was thinking of an American, in America, burning the flag of some country they didn't like.
Originally Posted By jonvn actually, on seinfeld, on the second to last episode, they had kramer set fire to the puerto rican flag and then stomp on it. It caused quite an uproar But I don't think it's illegal at all or a hate crime of any sort.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad LOL ! I wouldn't be surprised. We have a certain "element" that surfaces around the South every great once in a while. But slowly we are changing, slowly.
Originally Posted By jmoore1966 <<No comment from me. The story speaks for itself.>> LOL. Yes. Its stupid enough to get caught burning someone elses US flag, but how stupid is it when your names are Said Hyder Akbar, Nikolaos Angelopoulos, and Farhad Anklesaria. I was pretty dumb at that age, but not nearly that much.
Originally Posted By NYthrillseeker They let these people into Yale, people that have no respect for our country and burn the flag, but they deny my cousin because she doesn't have any Spanish heritage in her blood. This is an Ivy League school??
