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No, Adolfo Martinez did not actually hurt or assault anybody in the process.
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He pled guilty to the crimefor which he was sentenced to 16 years in the state penitentiary. An Iowa man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for stealing and burning a churchs rainbow LGBT pride flag. It is used to mark an establishment as 'gay friendly'. Last summer, Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames, Iowa, stole the LGBTQ pride flag hung above the entrance to the Ames United Church of Christ, and burned it in front of the nearby Dangerous Curves Gentleman’s Club. But I am not king, Scalia said at Princeton. If it were up to me, I would put in jail every sandal-wearing, scruffy-bearded weirdo who burns the American flag. Scalia made similar comments over the years, referring to people who burn flags as weirdos. Just doing my job ?? #burninginvalidflags #burning #mcyt #mctt #mc #tt #yt #minecraft #cc #smallcc #ccsmall #contentcreator #smallcontentcreator #fyp #fy #foryoupage #foryou #forupage #foru #interact #followerrace #10kgoal #raceto10k #mcyt #mctt #mc #tt #yt #minecraft #cc #smallcc #ccsmall #contentcreator #smallcontentcreator #fyp #fy #foryoupage #foryou #forupage #foru #interact #followerrace #10kgoal #raceto10k #mcyt #mctt #mc #tt #yt #minecraft #cc #smallcc #ccsmall #contentcreator #smallcoĢ.7K Likes, 383 Comments. A US judge has handed down a sentence of at least 15 years to a man who stole an LGBT pride flag from a church and burned it outside a strip club. The Gay Pride flag, also known as the Rainbow Flag has a total of six colors. He later added that burning a flag is an action that expresses an idea.