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[โ€“] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, I am proud to say that it is. Burning the danish flag is barely a provocation. The law is intended to stop individuals from provoking or threatening foreign nations, who may feel differently.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Interesting, thanks for sharing!

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_desecration

It looks like most countries in mainland Europe either restrict flag desecration in general or desecration of their national flag.

Of the mainland Europe countries for which data exists, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, and Romania permit it, and Denmark prohibits desecration of international flags but permits desecration of the national flag.

It looks like the British tradition is to permit it -- the UK, Ireland, Australia, the US, and Canada permit it (though New Zealand does not).

It looks like most countries around the world prohibit desecration of their own flag but permit desecration of those of others.

The only other countries that take the Danish approach (permit desecration of own but not of others) are Uruguay and Japan.

It looks like Europe is actually one of the most-restrictive places in the world in terms of flag desecration. Few countries around the world restrict both desecration of one's own flag and the flag of other countries; almost all are in Europe, with only Israel and South Korea doing the same outside of Europe.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I am curious about the actual prosecution.