Just one day after President-elect Donald Trump suggested that anyone who burns an American flag should be subject to jail time or loss of citizenship, a Florida law enforcement agency violated the U.S. Flag Code.
The Miami Police Department uploaded a photo to its Twitter account showing an officer writing on an American flag.
"During a free luncheon hosted by our cafeteria chef, veterans sign the (American) flag and write encouraging messages," the department captioned the photo, using the hashtag #SupportOurVeterans.
During a free luncheon hosted by our cafeteria chef, veterans sign the 🇺🇸 flag and write encouraging messages. #SupportOurVeterans pic.twitter.com/pwVPXofEen
— Miami PD (@MiamiPD) November 30, 2016
But according to one section of the
, "The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture or drawing of any nature."
While some argue that people who
on the flag, others said that the act was "a
" the flag.
It's unclear what prompted Trump's message about flag burning or if he's seen the Miami PD's writing on a flag.
Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag - if they do, there must be consequences - perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 29, 2016
Currently, the Flag Code is not enforced.
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