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2025-08-26 19:58:10 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Jay Carey was arrested in Lafayette Park after burning a U.S. flag & charged for violating 36 CFR 2.13(a)(1), which prohibits unauthorized fires on federal property. The arrest & charge was because it was unauthorized on federal property, NOT because it was the U.S. flag. https://wjla.com/news/local/american-flag-burning-white-house-protest-lafayette-park-arrest-jay-carey-veteran-video-watch-camera-us-secret-service-park-police-charges-trump-executive-order-washington-dc-free-speech-first-amendment-supreme-court

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• Jay Carey was arrested in Lafayette Park after burning a U.S. flag & charged for violating 36 CFR 2.13(a)(1), which prohibits unauthorized fires on federal property. The arrest & charge was because it was unauthorized on federal property, NOT because it was the U.S. flag. https://wjla.com/news/local/american-flag-burning-white-house-protest-lafayette-park-arrest-jay-carey-veteran-video-watch-camera-us-secret-service-park-police-charges-trump-executive-order-washington-dc-free-speech-first-amendment-supreme-court