The arrested man identified himself as a combat veteran and said he was burning the American flag in protest of an executive order Trump signed Monday targeting flag burning.
The arrested man identified himself as a combat veteran and said he was burning the American flag in protest of an executive order Trump signed Monday targeting flag burning.
Yes, the way to push him on this would be to very publicly burn a flag in a manner that is perfectly legal otherwise. Find an official fire pit or BBQ in a public park. Scorching the sidewalk with gasoline is only going to give them an easy win when they charge you for “defacing public property,” creating a danger to the public, or even arson.
I’m glad at least one person understands the point that I made. If you’re going to have a showdown with an unjust law, don’t give your enemy easy ways to twist your actions into something that they are not. It should be legal to burn anything you don’t like - as long as you respect the normal rules about burning things in general. Fire isn’t something to fuck around with, and the laws about not burning things on the street are good laws.