Path: ...!local-2.nntp.ord.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-1.nntp.ord.giganews.com!news.giganews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:47:39 +0000 From: BTR1701 Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: [OT] Teens face 10 years in prison for riding over pride flag on bicycles References: <20240623122747.000055ed@example.com> User-Agent: MT-NewsWatcher/3.5.3b3 (Intel Mac OS X) Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:45:17 -0700 Message-ID: Lines: 22 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-Trace: sv3-iSweOp75alwrR1lUASmKXp3MaX+ygMDbhoKCEZMR6tAMY+1hrbZXYhka5PBW5dr2dsx6piBl92STR6p!prd7DKzGm5kze5ABK04Y6DKm5SSyRU3E/xiF3SjLCUpVJOMS8svhoK+rwRd+AVzV4rGVnFnZ6KXo!S9w= X-Complaints-To: abuse@giganews.com X-DMCA-Notifications: http://www.giganews.com/info/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 2278 In article , Robin Miller wrote: > Burning a privately-owned flag is an act of expression. Burning a flag > attached to a government building is a criminal act. > > This mural was authorized by the governmental authorities and therefore > became part of the roadway surface. If I went to Spokane city hall and asked for the same authorization to paint an anti-trans/gay mural in the next intersection down from this one-- expressing my opposition to things like dudes in dresses taking over women's sports and minors being seduced into irreversibly mutilating their bodies-- what do you suppose the odds are I'd be granted permission? If you say anything other than "not a chance in hell", you're not being honest, which means the Spokane city government is committing a bright line violation of the 1st Amendment by even allowing this pride mural in the first place. They have a lot of gall to then turn around and charge some kids with felonies for defacing something they shouldn't have legally allowed in the first place.