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I'm no neo-con, but for some reason I have moderately strong feelings about the the proper way to handle & display flags, as well as saying the Pledge of Allegence (although I do leave out the "under God" phrase, which wasn't added until the 1950s). For example, there's a contraversy in the fairly liberal town I live in whether the city council should recite the Pledge of Allegence. I believe they should, just to make the point that right-wingers shouldn't have a monopoly on patriotism.
But back to the topic: If he had reported this crime to the police, would they have done anything? I suspect that many police departments would not consider flag issues to be worth their time. Did he destroy the Mexican flag, or does he still have it? If he has it, he should return it. If he destroyed it, then he should re-imburse the shop owner for the replacement cost. No other penalty.
And speaking of flags, I do NOT support laws against flag burning. If someone steals a flag and burns it, they can be charged with theft or vandalism. If they burn their own flag in a manner that does not violate laws against unsafe fires, that is covered by the First Ammendment.
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