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Originally Posted by chielgirl
I'd sue them for assault.
This is the US and it is absolutely legal to burn a flag.
It's a piece of cloth (manufactured in China most likely).
So he was just another drunken vet.
What a stupid story.
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What a stupid response. It's NOT legal to burn a flag that isn't YOURS.
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Originally Posted by 20yrsinBranson
Being a vigilante is just as illegal as desecrating the American flag. The VFW members were no better than the person they were punishing. They should have called the authorities and filed a complaint like good citizens instead of thinking they had the right to take the law into their own hands.
20yrsinBranson
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There were no vigilantes here...no one took the law into their own hands. They worked out a solution that was acceptable to both the criminal and the victims. The criminal VOLUNTEERED for the punishment...he could have just as likely ended up in jail. Sounds like a win-win to me and I doubt he'll do anything that stupid again. If I was him I'd take that deal too.
No different than if a kid throws a rock through my window, I could call the cops or make a deal for him to work off the debt on my property, mowing lawn, raking leaves, washing car, massaging my feet....
Win-win.
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