While I’m sure that the current dipshits at the top want it to be a crime in and of itself, in most places it will only be a escalation of another crime, like you burning your neighbor’s clothes, but if you burn their flag it’s a higher charge. I know a few places still have the flag burning on the books specifically for that. It’s just like other property destruction charges, where they don’t specifically spell out that you can’t be charged for destroying your own property.
Not anymore, the first amendment is now dead.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/prosecuting-burning-of-the-american-flag/
While I’m sure that the current dipshits at the top want it to be a crime in and of itself, in most places it will only be a escalation of another crime, like you burning your neighbor’s clothes, but if you burn their flag it’s a higher charge. I know a few places still have the flag burning on the books specifically for that. It’s just like other property destruction charges, where they don’t specifically spell out that you can’t be charged for destroying your own property.