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scaeagles · 04-04-2006, 06:36 PM

A little more info on the Mexican flag burning incident. For the purposes of clarification, the whole event took place with the flag pole in front of the ROTC building at the high school.

I honestly cannot believe this, but the kid (only 16) who burned the flag is being charged with felony arson as an adult. Misdeamor mischief I could buy. But felony arson? I am flabbergasted. If convicted, he will never vote, and will not be permitted to serve in the US military, his goal after graduation.

I am hoping that this is just a ploy by whomever decided to charge him with this to get him to plead to a much lesser offense, such as a misdemeanor. I hope the judge throws this case out should it go to court this way. I am no lawyer, so I suppose I don't know what makes felony arson.

While I was not able to go to the protest organized on Monday, I have contributed to his legal defense fund.

04-04-2006, 06:36 PM	#11
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	A little more info on the Mexican flag burning incident. For the purposes of clarification, the whole event took place with the flag pole in front of the ROTC building at the high school. I honestly cannot believe this, but the kid (only 16) who burned the flag is being charged with felony arson as an adult. Misdeamor mischief I could buy. But felony arson? I am flabbergasted. If convicted, he will never vote, and will not be permitted to serve in the US military, his goal after graduation. I am hoping that this is just a ploy by whomever decided to charge him with this to get him to plead to a much lesser offense, such as a misdemeanor. I hope the judge throws this case out should it go to court this way. I am no lawyer, so I suppose I don't know what makes felony arson. While I was not able to go to the protest organized on Monday, I have contributed to his legal defense fund.
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