Flag burning
Some reasoning suggests that flag burning as a protest is freedom of expression. There is another side to the argument, the most important one.
The American flag is a symbol of our freedom, and the guarantee that we have the right to protest, as well as all of our other rights. When one burns, one destroys. Destruction is denial. When one destroys that symbol of our guarantee, we are denying our rights of protest, and all the other rights and freedoms as granted to us under the Constitution. Think about it.
Richard Leone, Miami
This story was originally published December 18, 2016 at 2:00 PM with the headline "Flag burning."