[RealJustme]

Flag-burning militant chokes to death on fumes.

Around 10,000 people participated in the main rally organised on The Mall by the Tehreek Hurmat-i-Rasool. The participants marched from Nila Gumbad to Masjid-i-Shuhada on The Mall. Despite a ban on rallies on The Mall, the road remained blocked for vehicular traffic from noon to 6 pm. ...

One of the participants of the rally, Abdullah Ismail, passed away after he was taken to Mayo Hospital. Witnesses said he had complained of feeling unwell from the smoke from US flags burnt at the rally.

Upon learning of the death the White House issued a statement that any death is unfortunate but especially so, "for those voicing concerns about the degeneration of their religion". The White House spokesperson offered condolences to the family.

[Shimmer]

Now there's an idea. Lace the US Flags used and sold outside the US with cyanide or some other deadly poison that is only released when burned. It would still allow for protesters to do their thing but it might give them pause before doing it.

I'm only sorry that the fumes from the burning flags didn't whack more of them.

[Grog]

And yet it's funny that Republicans didn't complain when young Marco wore a thong made from the U.S. flag at the Republican convention. Perhaps they were too distracted by and focused on his bulging man-package and gyrating buns to realize that he was desecrating the symbol Republicans have sent hundreds of thousands of people to defend in death.

[Leroy]

I didn't see that, Thong Flag - would have complained if I had.