Rockville City police are investigating the burning of an American flag on Rockville Pike last week. The flag was torched in the 1200 block of Rockville Pike sometime between 9:00 PM on January 22, and 10:00 AM on January 23, police say. Detectives do not have any suspect descriptions or motives in the case at this time. If you have any information about this incident, call police at 240-314-8900.
Let me guess, the County Council burned it?
ReplyDeleteHahaha!!
DeleteI'm guessing Jamie Raskin.
DeleteThe Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment protects speech involving actions such as burning a flag. The question this doesn't address is why is the police involved here? Did the flag belong to someone other than the person who burned it? That would be destroying property, not protected expression.
ReplyDeleteBill, you are correct. My assumption is that the flag was stolen or torn down, and thus the police became involved.
DeleteWhoever did it should be kicked out of the country. If you burn the flag it means you dont care about the country so leave!
DeleteThis is a terrible take. Free speech and protest are about the most American things we have. You may hate what they have to say but you should fight for their right to say it.
DeleteWhoever is against the US constitution should be kicked out of this country
Delete@7:26 - Obviously you weren't around or failed to read the history of the 60's in America. No protest was legit until you burned a flag. And no one went to jail.
DeleteYou might try reading the First Amendment. I would like a free, democratic country. Anonymous, you seem to oppose that.
ReplyDeleteSo no one actually saw it burning, it was just reported 13 hours after it happened?
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in Elementary school in early 1970s the first thing we did in class every morning was to stand towards the American Flag and say the pledge of Allegiance. I know that's considered taboo today, but if you are in America,you should have some respect for the Flag and be thankful you are not living in some third world country.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like imposed government religion to me. When I encountered this when I entered 2nd grade, it seemed inherently wrong to me as a Christian whose loyalty is to Jesus Christ. I still think so. Practically worshipping a piece of cloth is anathema to me. And legally I have the right to refuse.
DeleteIt really isn't worshipping a piece of cloth,it's what the American Flag stands for and having respect for that.I wouldn't fall into the belief that America is a bad country, not if you want it to survive.
DeleteMontgomery County is certainly starting to look third world though.
ReplyDeleteAnd you're still a part.
DeleteI think the county is more concerned about it contributing to global warming than anything else.
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