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To: jbe who wrote (41908)	6/26/1999 7:16:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Well, I guess I have posted a duplicate post accidently. So I will try and answer the question you have been struggling with. I would suggest that certain acts hold special meaning to Americans because of our history and heritage. Cross burning as well as flag burning fall into this realm. And its because of our cultural heritage that cross burning is illegal. And one of the reasons we still struggle and debate the flag burning issue. Michael

To: jbe who wrote (41908)	6/26/1999 7:17:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 108807

jbe, in the state of Washington its illegal to burn a cross on your lawn or anyone else's. About a year ago, someone living about 10 miles from my house was arrested for that very thing. He lived near a highway, and I guess was a racist. So he wanted to make a pathetic statement. Very few people driving by (a mile or so away) felt threatened by the act. It simply disgusted people, as it did me. So they arrested the guy and threw him in jail. I believe he was charged with disturbing the peace or something. The question is more difficult to answer than you would like to believe. That's probably one of the reasons you've already resorted to posting a few books instead of dealing with the questions straight up. Sorry to have challenged you so. And you should really try and work on not becoming so sactimonious when someone dares ask a "politically incorrect" question which challenges your assumptions. If its only about threatening another, than a huge amount of speech would be considered illegal. Especially, that clip from Alec Baldwin where he directly tried to incite people into killing a sitting leader of the House of representative, as well as his children and family. Michael