Reynolds seems to be proud of the sentence that was handed down to Martinez and announced it over Twitter. Martinez has to serve 17 for burning a gay pride flag. That means that White could possibly get out in 15 years. LGL hopes that the Lithuanian Police will investigate and prosecute the perpetrators of this crime so that similar incidents could be prevented in the future. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison but will be eligible for parole after serving a minimum of 30 percent of his sentence. The National LGBT rights organization LGL expresses its deep concern and strongly condemns such hate crime incidents and their perpetrators. When the images of flag trampling are displayed, a message appears on the screen: “We are not trying to incite discord or hatred! Our aim is to remind you that everyone must defend traditional values.”Īt the end of the recording, after burning the flag, a man with a mask covering his face appears, waving the flag of the Coat of arms of Lithuania, and the words of the National Anthem “And the light, and the truth, May lead our footsteps”. World, wake up…” wrote the person who published the video (language is not corrected).
Let us not allow the world to laugh at such ‘problems’ as the abolition of the gender segregation of toilets. It is the duty of everyone to protect and defend the institute of the traditional family. Pride flag flies in solidarity at City of Vancouver after UBC flag burning UBC pride flag burned during OUTweek 'The burning was met with hate and prejudice rather than critical self-reflection. Officers testified that upon his arrest, Mayfield said he didn’t understand how burning a flag could be a felony. In this case, the perpetrator was apologetic, saying I have gay friends and I apologize to my neighbors. No ideology can be above the concept of family as defined in the Constitution, which defines the family as the union of a man and a woman. Cameron Mayfield was 23 when he burned a gay pride flag belonging to his neighbors in Omaha, Nebraska. The video material was handed over to the law enforcement officials, the circumstances of the incident will be clarified. On 6 January, 2021 a video was posted on a Facebook group in which two men trample a rainbow flag, then wet it and burn it.