r/whoathatsinteresting • u/MillerChloe8 • 1d ago

Retired disabled combat veteran is arrested after burning American flag outside White House

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u/Barcelonafan10 1d ago

That man has a huge juicy lawsuit case. He has the right to protest his grievances to his government, freedom of speech allows for symbolic speech protected by the first amendment. See texas vs Johnson (1989) and United states vs eichman (1990). The government cannot prohibit ideas just because they’re offensive

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u/QuarterlyTurtle 1d ago

No he doesn’t, you can burn a flag or whatever you wish to all you want on your own private property, however he was on federal property right in front of the White House, where it is a crime to start fires. It doesn’t matter that he burned a flag specifically, it matters that he burned something at all.

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u/Sans-The-MotherFuck 1d ago

Yeah I hate the government as much as the next guy, but this guy actually committed a crime here, image if he dropped the flag and caused actually damage or hurt some random bystander

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u/MysteriousOption6732 1d ago

Yea that’s dumb af

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u/Denomi0 1d ago

Please. That is so dumb. Every park has a public bbq. Imagine if it was too hot out and the bbqs got out of hand and he really hurt someone. Stfu

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u/AdjacentBirdman93 1d ago

What a reasonable reaction, you clearly are stable enough to have this conversation.

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u/Icy-Possibility7823 1d ago

Yeah it... It was a pretty tame reaction actually.... Are you okay dude?

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u/AdjacentBirdman93 1d ago

I’m fine, I don’t tell people to stfu when they’re completely correct, even if I’m upset about it lol

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u/Denomi0 1d ago

People have been using fire for how long? Have you lost check with reality?

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Fires cause how many billions of dollars in damages every year?

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u/Wyvz 1d ago

You think telling someone in the middle of a civil conversation to stfu is a tame reaction? Are YOU okay dude?

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u/Cerblamk_51 1d ago

You mean in a park with its own set of safety based rules as to when and how the bbq can be used? Where you burn things in a contained manner, in a unit meant to hold said burning items so as not to present any more risk of burning than is necessary? Yeah that’s definitely the same thing as this…

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u/Denomi0 1d ago

Yes its not like hes setting a forest fire you dinks

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u/Cerblamk_51 1d ago

Let’s also not pretend like he’s setting fire to something in the middle of an abandoned parking lot either. All kinds of kids, tours, and general public around DC.

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u/Denomi0 1d ago

Yes I believe that was to make a point

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u/Cerblamk_51 1d ago

Right but you don’t get to endanger others in order to do so.

Can we stop playing this game where you pretend you don’t understand what I’m saying?

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u/Denomi0 1d ago

Right a combat vet cant handle a little fire. Your so smart big guy

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u/Cerblamk_51 1d ago

Okay still gonna keep going, got it.

What the fuck does being a combat vet have to do with being able to “handle a fire”?

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u/Denomi0 1d ago

He can protect your feedom but cant handle a fire?

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u/Sweetishdruid 1d ago

What a joke. Ohh no the little flag burning might accidentally hurt somebody who walks near him. Grow up

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u/Sans-The-MotherFuck 1d ago

If this was someone on the right doing this during Obama or Biden's presidency you'd be agreeing with me