America is based on freedom and opportunity, for years the wonderful thing we live on, which we call earth has been fought on and distributed into countrys. In March 21, 1989 the U.S. was offended when Gregory Lee Johnson decide he was going to burn the American flag in protest. Johnson would have a day in court to disscuss his actions, while in court Johnsons actions ended up being a protected form of speech under the first Amendment.
Gregory Lee Johnson was a member of the Revolutionary Communist Youth Brigade, he also took place in a political demonstration called the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas in 1984. The protest was based around the Ronald Regan Administrarion and of companies in Dallas. This protest was very violent and damaging, property was vandalized and trash was thrown all over the streets. Soon after another protester that was friends with Gregory handed him a flag that was stolen of a downtown flag pole, he then proceded tocover the flag in flammable liquid and burned it to the ground while chanting horrible things about the flag.
In 1989 Johnson was charged with violating the law that Texas prohibits destroying respected objects such as the American flag. Convicted and sentenced to a year in prison, plus a fine of 2,000 Johnson appealed his conviction to the Fifth Court of Appeals of …show more content…
The flag is a symbol of freedom, bravery, vigilance, persevereance, and justice. Anybody who destroys this sacraded item should be fined, and sentenced to prison. Johnson was very fortunate that his actions did not violate the first Amendment, the Supeme Court should of locked him up for a very long time under vandalism. This incident had a bad impact on our society, when our Country watched Jonson get away with it, it became a popular thing to
Gregory Lee Johnson was a member of the Revolutionary Communist Youth Brigade, he also took place in a political demonstration called the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas in 1984. The protest was based around the Ronald Regan Administrarion and of companies in Dallas. This protest was very violent and damaging, property was vandalized and trash was thrown all over the streets. Soon after another protester that was friends with Gregory handed him a flag that was stolen of a downtown flag pole, he then proceded tocover the flag in flammable liquid and burned it to the ground while chanting horrible things about the flag.
In 1989 Johnson was charged with violating the law that Texas prohibits destroying respected objects such as the American flag. Convicted and sentenced to a year in prison, plus a fine of 2,000 Johnson appealed his conviction to the Fifth Court of Appeals of …show more content…
The flag is a symbol of freedom, bravery, vigilance, persevereance, and justice. Anybody who destroys this sacraded item should be fined, and sentenced to prison. Johnson was very fortunate that his actions did not violate the first Amendment, the Supeme Court should of locked him up for a very long time under vandalism. This incident had a bad impact on our society, when our Country watched Jonson get away with it, it became a popular thing to