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Something just came to my mind, I wonder if any lawyers or anyone well versed in the laws of the US or Canada would know the answer to this. I know that in these countries as well as a few others, it's completely legal to burn the nation's flag as an act of protest. Obviously if the flag is stolen from someone, or if the fire is started in a reckless way that presents the danger of causing injury or property damage the person can be charged. But if it's a contained fire as part of a protest you would be covered under freedom of expression to burn an American or Canadian flag. As low as my opinion of people who tend to do that is, I fully agree with the law.
But what if someone burned a rainbow flag under the same conditions? Could they be charged with hate-crime offenses at all? Does anyone know if something like this has ever come before the courts? Sorry if this is a topic that has come up and been played out before but I can't remember anything like it. Closest I can think of was all the drama with people burning Qurans a few years ago.
But what if someone burned a rainbow flag under the same conditions? Could they be charged with hate-crime offenses at all? Does anyone know if something like this has ever come before the courts? Sorry if this is a topic that has come up and been played out before but I can't remember anything like it. Closest I can think of was all the drama with people burning Qurans a few years ago.