BREAKING : Two People Arrested in “Flag Burning” Protest
On Thursday officials arrested two people after a group of protesters set several American flags on fire during a rally at an Iowa pedestrian mall.
Iowa City Press Citizen reported that the group was protesting “racial and social injustice” in Iowa City.
The rally went viral after a FedEx worker risked his won safety to rescue old glory from the flames.
Happening now: a confrontation on the ped mall as people burn an American flag as protest. pic.twitter.com/aPkMdls6oQ
— Stephen GruberMiller (@sgrubermiller) January 26, 2017
From Fox News
During the rally, a FedEx worker rushed to the scene, grabbing the flags and putting out the blaze with a fire extinguisher.
The delivery man told the Press Citizen that his actions were not connected to his FedEx employer.
Police arrested and charged 21-year-old Kelli Ebensberger and 23-year-old Paul Osgerby with violating the city’s public burn ordinance, which is considered a misdemeanor.
“When I see the flag, I see racial injustice,” Paul Osgerby told the Press Citizen. “I see social injustice from Native American genocide to African-American slavery to failing to recognize women as citizens until the 20th century.”
The group reportedly did not have permits for the fire.
“It’s not for the content of what they were burning but rather for violating the city ordinance of open burning,” Iowa City Police Sgt. Scott Gaarde said.
WQAD reported that protesters said their actions were protected under First Amendment rights.
Ebensberger and Osgerby are scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 23.
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Those states and cities be ashamed for allowing protesters to burn U.S. Flag, cause property damages, littering and assaults and for not enforcing code permits to protesters. It shouldn’t take a good Samaritan to go out and do
their job for them. Theses state mayor, governor and city councilmen or councilwomen need to get a hold of their cities stop allowing criminal mischief happen in their cities instead of sitting down collecting checks. There is a Flag Protection Act of 1989, which prohibited desecration of the American flag.
I agree with the FedEx guy, if you don’t like it here then leave. Go to a 3rd World country and see how long you last with your like minds.
Backing the FedEx guy for sure. These burning IDIOTS have nothing better to do, so they leave their parents’ basement and roam the streets for few hours each day. Get a life losers!
We need more people in this world like the Fed Ex guy!