Beating up flag-burner in LA/$25 misdemeanor

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  1. saltyone

    saltyone So Mote It Be

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    http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/jonahgoldberg/2001/04/04/166109.html
     
    saltyone, Oct 25, 2005
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    :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

    Just when I thought I had lost all faith in Louisiana government, they turn around and give me hope.
     
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  3. CParso

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    Is it $25 for beating up a flag burner + assault charges? Or are there no assault charges and only the small fine? Just Curious.

    This is an interesting law to say the least. Not sure how I feel about it to be honest. Part of me really likes it, but from a legal standpoint - I don't see how a court could refuse to find assault charges only because the assaulted was burning a flag...
     
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  4. saltyone

    saltyone So Mote It Be

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    It is not our place to question the law, just abide by it. :hihi:

    I've got two ten's and a five. Who's in the mood?
     
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  5. TigerFan23

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    I'm game. Who do I make the check out to? :grin:
     
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  6. LSUGradin99

    LSUGradin99 I Bleedeth Purple 'N Gold

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    I'll get martin and give him a flag and matches.
     
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  7. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    $25 for the state fine, $2,000 for assault and battery, $20,000 for conspiracy, and two years in Leavenworth for violating federal civil rights. This is starting to get a little pricey.

    Maybe just a drive-by bottle throwing . . . "It slipped, officer". Careless endangerment -- 30-day suspended sentence, $200 fine.
     
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  8. TigerFan23

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    There you go, Red...gotta ruin everyone's fun with the whole "breaking the law and going to federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison" thing. Sheesh! :hihi:
     
    TigerFan23, Oct 26, 2005
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  9. CParso

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    You left out the law suits.
     
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