"Doesn't these charges also fit those who demonstrated at our troops home comings, the poppy burners and 'stars and stripes' flag burners?"
How come none of them were hauled before the courts?"
The poppy burner, Emdadur Choudhury, was charged with an offence under Section 5 of Public Order Act 1986. Under the act, a person is guilty of an offence if they use either, threatening abusive or insulting words, disorderly behaviour, or display any writing, sign or visible representation that he threatening or insulting. He was found to be gulity and was fined.