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WesternJournal report: Despite burning multiple flags using fire, it seems these protesters didn’t even get a slap on the wrist.įor Martinez, however, his actions will haunt him for the rest of his life. Leftists burns American flags on the pedestrian mall along Clinton Street in Iowa City, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. “I see social injustice from Native American genocide to African-American slavery to failing to recognize women as citizens until the 20th century.”Ī photo of the 2017 flag burning can be seen below. “When I see the flag, I see racial injustice,” one protester said. The act was considered a hate crime because the flag represents a sexual orientation.ĭisturbingly, the same charges don’t seem to apply to those who burn the red, white and blue flag of the United States.Īs the Iowa City Press-Citizen reported in 2017, leftist protesters there were able to burn multiple American flags to protest social justice causes while insulting the very country that guaranteed them the freedom to do so without being prosecuted. The 'Pride of the Deise' festival took place primarily online over the weekend with events aimed at adults and teens in the community.Martinez was arrested in June after taking the rainbow flag from the United Church of Christ in Ames. Mr Geoghegan said: "I don't know the mindset of the people who would do this, it's certainly not representative of Waterford and I really think the vast majority of people would be disgusted by that." “An Garda Síochána takes hate crime seriously, and each and every hate crime reported to us is professionally investigated and victims supported during the criminal justice process,” the spokesman said.
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An appeal was also made for dashcam footage from drivers in the area. "It is my intention to replace those flags as a show of solidarity to the LGBTQI community," he said.Ī Garda spokesman appealed for information from anyone that was on the Mall or Parnell Street area between 5am and 6am on Monday morning. Mr Geoghegan said he looking to have fresh Pride flags flown above the council's offices: "I certainly won't be deterred as mayor and will be looking to have the flags replaced immediately." It is the second year the city's council has raised the flag for Pride month and Mr Geoghegan hopes future officeholders will continue the practice "to show members of the gay community that they have allies". "It would be a rare occurrence but it goes to show why festivals like Pride matter in the first place because there are still people who view the LGBTQI community as legitimate targets of hate," he said. "Really disappointed to hear that somebody of that mindset would take down pride flags and destroy them.
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Mayor of Waterford Cllr Damien Geoghegan, who had originally proposed flying the flags, said it was a "disgusting" and "disappointing" act. However, flags outside the Menapia Building on The Mall were burned overnight and the council made the discovery after being alerted by security for a neighbouring premises. A garda spokesperson said An Garda Síochána "take hate crimes very seriously" and they are treating the incident as criminal damage.įlags had just been erected last Friday at the local authority's buildings in the city and Dungarvan to mark Waterford's Pride of the Deise weekend, a celebration of the LGBT community.