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Man Charged with Hate Crime for Burning Gay Pride Flags in Harlem
PJ Media ^ | 07/11/2019 | John Ellis

Posted on 07/11/2019 9:09:08 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 07/11/2019 9:09:08 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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I say burn all the “gay” flags. And Mexican flags.


2 posted on 07/11/2019 9:10:47 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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But burning the American Flag is free speech.


3 posted on 07/11/2019 9:12:53 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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Looks like the mayors son.


4 posted on 07/11/2019 9:13:31 AM PDT by funfan
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> Look, arrest the idiot and throw the book at him.

For burning a piece of cloth?


5 posted on 07/11/2019 9:13:39 AM PDT by glorgau
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Yeah...! “Beam my ass up, Scotty!”


6 posted on 07/11/2019 9:13:55 AM PDT by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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And burn the politicians that voted for this law. That’s the real problem.


7 posted on 07/11/2019 9:14:24 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus
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Burning an American flag: Don’t worry. Take it easy. That’s protected free speech.

Burning gay flag: “Reading the charges against you will take all morning. Just duck your head down as you get into the back seat of the patrol car and you’ll be on your way to jail.”


8 posted on 07/11/2019 9:14:48 AM PDT by frank ballenger (End vote fraud,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we afought for theire finished.)
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In the fwiw department, you can burn Old Glory with impunity...

Unless I happen by...

5.56mm


9 posted on 07/11/2019 9:15:42 AM PDT by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP! BUILD THE WALL!)
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This is probably the only situation where a black will get charged with a “hate crime”.


10 posted on 07/11/2019 9:16:01 AM PDT by C19fan
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Yeah...! “Beam my ass up, Scotty!”

Sorry. Battery level too low to make calls. Recharge.

11 posted on 07/11/2019 9:16:18 AM PDT by frank ballenger (End vote fraud,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we afought for theire finished.)
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Stupid.

creates a special and protected class with elevated rights...


12 posted on 07/11/2019 9:16:22 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0ndRzaz2o)
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If that is a hate crime, then next thing you know every post of ours in the past could be used against us as hate crime/speech. It’s already happening in Europe, and I’m guessing that here in the USA we are about 5-10 yrs behind in criminalizing speech and opinion.


13 posted on 07/11/2019 9:17:00 AM PDT by Professional
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Although I don’t associate with “haters,” I believe they have a Constitutional right to hate. What say ye??


14 posted on 07/11/2019 9:17:45 AM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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Hate is a Motive, it isn’t a Crime.

Hate Crime Laws are Thought Crime Laws.

Hate Crime Laws are 100% Unconstitutional.

Arson is a Crime, unless you’re a Liberal who likes to burn the American Flag in Public.


15 posted on 07/11/2019 9:17:56 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Socialism is a gateway Ideology.)
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I was wondering how long until this happens. Burning the American flag is free speech but burning a gay pride flag is a "hate crime".
That whirlwind coming is going to be a big one.
16 posted on 07/11/2019 9:18:02 AM PDT by Tench_Coxe
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It is your God Given Right to believe what you believe whether or not the Mob disagrees with you.


17 posted on 07/11/2019 9:22:37 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Socialism is a gateway Ideology.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Then burning the American flag is hate speech.

This nonsense has to stop.


18 posted on 07/11/2019 9:22:48 AM PDT by Skywise
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But burning the US flag is OK.

People are crazy.


19 posted on 07/11/2019 9:22:50 AM PDT by Innovative
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To: gibsonguy

Can’t have it both ways.


20 posted on 07/11/2019 9:23:45 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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