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Well yeah, maybe arrest, maybe just "come with us we need to chat" intimidation. It was figure of speech. Edit: Or so I thought until I searched a bit more an

by saganus 10y ago

Well yeah, maybe arrest, maybe just "come with us we need to chat" intimidation. It was figure of speech. Edit: Or so I thought until I searched a bit more and found this [0]: 18 U.S. Code § 700 - Desecration of the flag of the United States; penalties: (a) (1) Whoever knowingly mutilates, defaces, physically defiles, burns, maintains on the floor or ground, or tramples upon any flag of the United States shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. So I guess if you stepped on a flag the FBI could in fact arrest you. [0]: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/700 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/700

tuxxy 10y ago
That's not true anymore. Though, the law is still on the books, it cannot be enforced due to Texas v Johnson.[1] Though, the author says that this is during WW2, so I wanted to clarify to any foreign readers that this isn't the case anymore in our modern judicial system. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_v._Johnson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_v._Johnson