>>>I agree about destruction of property. I don't understand why burning effigies would be a crime.
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>>>If someone were burning an effigy of Obama I think that you would be singing a different tune. You would probably be playing the racist card....
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>>I might think it racist. I wouldn't think it illegal.
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>>Tamar
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>Well, there is a world outside of Pennsylvania. :)
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>In certain parts of the country, where fires are more common, there are stricter laws/ordinances about burning/open flames

Have any of these effigies been burned in such places? More to the point, most likely, you're talking the same kind of "crime" as jaywalking.

Tamar