City rallies around LGBTQ community after man tears down Pride flag
metroweekly.comreports.Donnie Lee Barrigar, 36, filmed himself removing the flag on Saturday, June 20. He told the Waterdown Daily Times that it was a “peaceful protest” and expected his actions to be protected by the First Amendment.He told WWNY that the flag was “mocking God and it’s mocking all the good Christians we have in our community.”“I’m covered under the First Amendment right,” Barrigar said. “We have the right for protesting and that includes flags.
So flags are covered under the First Amendment right for free speech.”Barrigar’s actions were met with outcry from both Watertown Mayor Jeff Smith, who called it an “act of ignorance and narrow-mindedness” from an “individual who literally believes the world is flat.” (Barrigar had posted his video.
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