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"I find it highly dubious that there's rogue band of liberals looking to disgrace the flag and piss on the country."

You don't live in the Bay Area. These kind of incidents are common here and they are political statements. They are perpetrated by self described anarchists sublimating their violent impulses in the name of environmental, socialism, social justice, anti-war, anti-Christian, anti-Bush causes, etc; These people use explosives, arson, vandalism and sometimes deadly force on people in the name of what liberals call civil disobedience. They get automatic representation by the ACLU and virtually always the DA drops the charges. So while the police have arrest powers, the perpetrates are always back on the street through the DA's revolving door justice. I hope you are right and that the state of anarchy I just described is not prevalent in Ohio.