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Hoepner

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Free Speech protects flag burning


Obviously the violence (breaking a window) is wrong and is not protected by free speech.

And perhaps they should have gotten a permit to march. I don't know the rules in St. Louis. But the act of protesting itself is protected by the First Amendment.

So is Flag Burning. I don't like flag burning personally and would never do it. But it is someone's free speech right. By critiquing flag burning you are directly critiquing free speech.

Free speech is under attack right now and I agree with you that we need to stand up and point out when people are attacking the free speech rights of others. But you went the opposite direction with this thread.

(In response to this post by hoothat)

Posted: 09/16/2017 at 08:48AM



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Crazy stuff going on in St Louis right now. ** -- hoothat 09/15/2017 11:30PM
  Let's deface the Mayor's home! -- dajoka004 09/16/2017 07:56AM
  That's why they were burning flags? -- hoothat 09/15/2017 11:40PM
  Free Speech protects flag burning -- Hoepner 09/16/2017 08:48AM
  Extreme free speech? LOL -- hoothat 09/16/2017 9:47PM
  Ummm...there was flag burning in Berkeley ** -- Tuckahokie 09/16/2017 09:41AM
  Thanks for the update -- Hoepner 09/16/2017 09:48AM

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