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Originally Posted by kknudson
I too believe it is illegal.
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Well, it always pays to read the statutes.
The federal statute posted by others clearly does not prohibit the conduct of the flag owner in that video, so that only leaves Nevada law (Somebody said that this was in Nevada. Is that correct?) Here's the Nevada statute, it's a doozy:
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NRS 201.290 Penalty; exception.
1. Any person who, in any manner, for exhibition or display, puts or causes to be placed any inscription, design, device, symbol, portrait, name, advertisement, words, character, marks or notice, or sets or places any goods, wares and merchandise whatever upon any flag or ensign of the United States, or state flag of this State, or ensign, evidently purporting to be either of the flags or ensign, or who in any manner appends, annexes, or affixes to any such flag or ensign any inscription, design, device, symbol, portrait, name, advertisement, words, marks, notice or token whatever, or who displays or exhibits or causes to be displayed or exhibited any flag or ensign, evidently purporting to be either of the flags, upon which shall in any manner be put, attached, annexed or affixed any inscription, design, device, symbol, portrait, name, advertisement, words, marks, notice or token whatever, or who publicly or willfully mutilates, tramples upon, or who tears down or willfully and maliciously removes while owned by others, or defames, slanders, or speaks evilly or in a contemptuous manner of or otherwise defaces or defiles any of the flags, or ensign, which are public or private property, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. This section shall not apply to flags or ensigns the property of or used in the service of the United States or of this State, upon which inscriptions, names of actions, words, marks or symbols are placed pursuant to law or authorized regulations.
[1911 C&P § 338; A 1919, 438; 1919 RL § 6603; NCL § 10286]
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The closest that statute comes to prohibiting that flag owner's conduct is where is makes it a misdemeanor when someone "defaces or defiles" the flag. I don't see how those words could reasonably be stretched to cover what was shown in that video.
So my vote is that the flag owner broke no laws. I would welcome anyone who can show me otherwise.
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...Although throwing the Mexican flag on the ground was not exactly proper either...
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No matter what the laws permits or prohibits, his contempt for the Mexican flag was inexcusable, IMHO.
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...Personally I also feel anyone who is a Mexican-American, Italian-American, German-American .... Should also be told to be correct, or leave.
IF YOU ARE HERE YOU ARE AN AMERICAN FIRST !!!...
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Be careful saying that too loudly at a Saint Patricks Day parade.
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