From previous research, some citizens felt if they were prohibited from committing this act, it would be a violation of their "rights." Others, however, believed burning the U.S. flag is a demonstration of non-patriotism.
Based on your knowledge, how do you feel about this and more importantly, why?
2007-10-10 15:43:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I think anyone that wants to wrap a flag around themselves and set it on fire should be allowed to do so...in fact I'll supply the gas and matches. I think it should be illegal to burn flags...if the law states you can't burn a cross....then burning a flag should be outlawed.
2007-10-10 15:49:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Last I checked, being unpatriotic was not a crime. If someone chooses to speak out in that fashion, then so be it. It is their right as an American to do so under the 1st Amendment.
I would be more offended if something like this passed, and it was a crime to express oneself in that manner. Because that is one slippery slope to step out onto, and where will it end? First it is burning the flag, then it is speaking out against the government. . .
Too many people give the act too much power. Yes, it is offensive, and a rather sensitive action. But does anyone realize that the reason it is done is FOR the reaction????
2007-10-10 22:49:18 · answer #2 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on the circumstances of burning the US Flag, because that is the official method of destroying a damaged flag...
However, it is the symbol of all we hold as truth, freedom, and the things that represent all that we have spilled blood for. (the red stripes).... I think to burn a flag in anger, in spite, in hate should be against Federal law....
I think that it is a terrorist act in some instances, and in that it should be disallowed. I think that a demonstration of this kind should be illegal. It is a demonstration of disrespect... I don't care how many say it is an expression of free speech, it is still an expression much like the Dixie Chicks and their stupid comments in France. To disrespect the President, to disrespect the representation of the USA, is to be nothing less than treasonous.
2007-10-10 22:55:59 · answer #3 · answered by Kathryn P 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am a USAF veteran. I do not want to see the flag burnt or desecrated in anyway. But I fought for the right for you to ask that question and for them to burn the flag. I also feel that taking the right to burn the flag away would be an infringement of the US Constitution.
2007-10-10 22:49:39 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I feel that the U.S.A. takes pride in encouraging patriotism, without forcing only a few ways in which to celebrate it.
A citizen should have the right to show respect for their nation by waving such a proud symbol of it, and the right to display that same symbol burned in an act of defiance against those who would destroy what it truly stands for. The people and the documents who safeguard their lives and freedoms.
Just my belief,
Good Luck and Goddess Bless.
2007-10-11 03:02:00 · answer #5 · answered by earthcaress 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. A symbol should never be valued more than the freedoms it stands for, and the American flag does not need to be protected from idiots who don't realise that they're burning the symbol of their right to protest.
2007-10-11 01:43:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it should not be a crime.
However it must be done without violating permit requirements..ie open flame, public safety, theft or distruction of private of public property.
You buy your own flag, and burn it in protest, and properly dispose of the ashes, GO FOR IT!
2007-10-10 22:53:17 · answer #7 · answered by tom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No and ironically flag etiquette calls for burning an old tattered flag to dispose of it properly.
2007-10-10 22:54:53 · answer #8 · answered by BoysX3 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. It is protected "speech" (as a form of protest) under the first amendment and the courts have so decided numerous times.
2007-10-10 22:49:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Both are correct
2007-10-10 22:49:27 · answer #10 · answered by gcbtrading 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋