Re:New "Prosecuting Burning of the American Flag" EO Would V...
by pcaharrier on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @08:48AM
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"Theft in the second degree. — Any person convicted of theft in the second degree shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisoned for not more than 180 days, or both, if the property obtained or used has some value." https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/22-32...
Re:New "Prosecuting Burning of the American Flag" EO Would V...
by JohnFen on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @08:43AM
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Stealing and destroying it, yes. The destroying is an important part. But, for the record, lots of people have done much longer sentences for stealing less.
Re:New "Prosecuting Burning of the American Flag" EO Would V...
by perihelions on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @09:14AM
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> "Five months for stealing a flag?"
Serial offender who was convicted of theft in 2004, at the age of 20; convicted again of felony theft in 2012, at the age of 28 (for which he was sentenced to 30 months in prison); and convicted against in 2022, at the age of 40, for his violent role in attacking the US Capitol (for which he was sentenced to 22 years, and pardoned).
Edit: since I'm "posting too fast"
>has some value.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=black+lives+matter+flag
It's a $20 flag, and we paid for his rent and meals for five months over it. He could have simply been court ordered to replace their flag, but instead we spent a mountain of tax money feeding and housing him. He won. And the 1A lost at the same time.