Kids from my high school charged with arson for flag burning

[WinkOsmosis]

The title lied. It wasn't just flag burning. Read the article.
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April 21, 2003, 10:31AM
Cy-Fair teens charged with arson in flag burnings
By S.K. BARDWELL
Copyright 2003 Houston ChronicleTwo Cy-Fair High School students are being charged with felony arson for burning flags at a northwest Harris County business in March and at Goodson Middle School Saturday night.
Randall Heinrichs, 17, of the 14500 block of Enchanted Valley in Cypress, was arrested Saturday. He is charged with felony arson and felony criminal mischief and has already been released after posting a total bail of $12,000.
Another suspect, not named because he is a juvenile, will be charged with the same crimes, officials said.
The two are charged with stealing, then burning a flag at Lumber Tag Specialties in the 13300 block of Skinner Road in March. The flag was that which draped the coffin of the owner's brother.
On Saturday, authorities said a flag was burned on the campus of Goodson Middle School on Huffmeister at Barker-Cypress Road. The damage caused by both fires in estimated at $1,500.
Investigators said they found several anti-American and racially motivated hate posters in Heinrichs' bedroom when he was arrested.

 

[stormbv]

Wow, they sound like real winners.

 

[gopunk]

as they should be... i mean, i don't care if you burn your own flag, but it is, and should be, against the law to burn the property of others without their permission

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

ahahha, what dumbasses

 

[xirtam]

I've never heard of "felony criminal mischief" before.

 

[Evadman]

They burned someone elses property. Screw them.

They burned a flag draping someone's coffin. that should be a death penalty offence.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: gopunk
as they should be... i mean, i don't care if you burn your own flag, but it is, and should be, against the law to burn the property of others without their permission

The "big deal" in this case is that they set OTHER fires. I doubt they have a "clue" about protesting (or much of anything).

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: xirtam
I've never heard of "felony criminal mischief" before.

Do a google search . . . Results 1 - 10 of about 1,080. Search took 0.13 seconds.

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: gopunk
as they should be... i mean, i don't care if you burn your own flag, but it is, and should be, against the law to burn the property of others without their permission

The "big deal" in this case is that they set OTHER fires. I doubt they have a "clue" about protesting (or much of anything).

what OTHER fires? all i saw was flag fires... maybe i need more sleep

 

[Anubis]

fukers serves them right

im curious to what 1500$ of damage they did

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
fukers serves them right

im curious to what 1500$ of damage they did

Cost of the flag I suppose?

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
fukers serves them right

im curious to what 1500$ of damage they did

Cost of the flag I suppose?

flags cost 1500$ :Q

cant you get them at Walmart for liek 10$?

 

[xirtam]

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: xirtam
I've never heard of "felony criminal mischief" before.

Do a google search . . . Results 1 - 10 of about 1,080. Search took 0.13 seconds.

You have to hear of something before you can do a google search on it.

 

[BillyGoat]

burning anothers property is arson, the charges are fitting

 

[wfbberzerker]

i bet there is a thread about this on some hardcore liberal website, and everyone is posting saying, "we need to save these freedom fighters!"

 

[Conky]

Prison is made for retards like that.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: gopunk

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: gopunk
as they should be... i mean, i don't care if you burn your own flag, but it is, and should be, against the law to burn the property of others without their permission

The "big deal" in this case is that they set OTHER fires. I doubt they have a "clue" about protesting (or much of anything).

what OTHER fires? all i saw was flag fires... maybe i need more sleep

The damage caused by both fires in estimated at $1,500.

Evidently these guys are charged with both flag burnings.
How many US flags cost $750 each? (pretty BIG ones)

Two fires both for the purpose of burning US flags evidently caused $1500 damage to other nearby property.
They'd better hope for a liberal jury (in Texas!?! :Q )

ANd - YES - STEALING a flag to burn it is not covered by any "rights".

 

[Evadman]

the damage is also for whatever the flag was burnt on. cleaning concreete, burning grass, etc.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: xirtam

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: xirtam
I've never heard of "felony criminal mischief" before.

Do a google search . . . Results 1 - 10 of about 1,080. Search took 0.13 seconds.

You have to hear of something before you can do a google search on it.

I am not denying that you may not have heard of it before. I just "suggested' that it is well-known and my google search not only confirmed it but could educate you if you care to be so educated.

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: gopunk

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: gopunk
as they should be... i mean, i don't care if you burn your own flag, but it is, and should be, against the law to burn the property of others without their permission

The "big deal" in this case is that they set OTHER fires. I doubt they have a "clue" about protesting (or much of anything).

what OTHER fires? all i saw was flag fires... maybe i need more sleep

The damage caused by both fires in estimated at $1,500.

Evidently these guys are charged with both flag burnings.
How many US flags cost $750 each? (pretty BIG ones)

Two fires both for the purpose of burning US flags evidently caused $1500 damage to other nearby property.
They'd better hope for a liberal jury (in Texas!?! :Q )

those aren't *other* fires at all, from what it says. it's probably like scorch marks on something *shrug*

anyways, i don't quite understand what you're trying to get at... all i said was that the charge seems correct.

 

[xirtam]

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: xirtam

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: xirtam
I've never heard of "felony criminal mischief" before.

Do a google search . . . Results 1 - 10 of about 1,080. Search took 0.13 seconds.

You have to hear of something before you can do a google search on it.

I am not denying that you may not have heard of it before. I just "suggested' that it is well-known and my google search not only confirmed it but could educate you if you care to be so educated.

Yes, google is my friend, despite the accusatory thread. But there aren't many threads we can't refer to google. Could this possibly be how people get 10k+ posts so fast?

Run into thread, skim, "here's what google has to say," and out. I guess that's off topic though. Which, on the other hand, is why I'm here.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: gopunk

Originally posted by: apoppin

those aren't *other* fires at all, from what it says. it's probably like scorch marks on something *shrug*

anyways, i don't quite understand what you're trying to get at... all i said was that the charge seems correct.

Well maybe I need sleep.



Actually, my choice of "other fires" was inappropriately inaccurate.

A better choice might have been "other things" were also burned. Evidently these boys were not acting "safetly" as the fire spread to casue $1,500 damage. So the charge is not "just for flag-burning" . . . it's basically theft and arson AND since they were probably not supposed to be on schoold grounds they get the miscellaneous charge: Criminal Mischief.

They got "the book" thrown at them. However, depending "who their daddy is" they will either "be made an example of" or "get off lightly".

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: xirtam

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: xirtam

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: xirtam
I've never heard of "felony criminal mischief" before.

Do a google search . . . Results 1 - 10 of about 1,080. Search took 0.13 seconds.

You have to hear of something before you can do a google search on it.

I am not denying that you may not have heard of it before. I just "suggested' that it is well-known and my google search not only confirmed it but could educate you if you care to be so educated.

Yes, google is my friend, despite the accusatory thread. But there aren't many threads we can't refer to google. Could this possibly be how people get 10k+ posts so fast?

Run into thread, skim, "here's what google has to say," and out. I guess that's off topic though. Which, on the other hand, is why I'm here.

So . . . you're working on your post count?

"Accusatory thread"???? You're a little "thin-skinned", aren't you? I simply COMMENTED on your's - that you had never heard of Criminal mischief before . . .

 

[Azraele]

There's something really wrong with burning a flag draped over a coffin.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: Azraele
There's something really wrong with burning a flag draped over a coffin.

You mean while it is on the coffin? . . . at the school!

:Q