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==Background of the case==
[[File:William Kunstler and Gregory Lee Johnson.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Johnson (to right) with attorney Kunstler, c. 1989]]
[[Gregory Lee Johnson|Gregory Lee "Joey" Johnson]], then a member of the [[Revolutionary Communist Youth Brigade]], participated in a political demonstration during the [[1984 Republican National Convention]] in [[Dallas, Texas]]. The demonstrators were protesting the policies of the Reagan Administration and of certain companies based in Dallas. They marched through the streets, shouted chants, and held signs outside the offices of several companies. At one point, another demonstrator handed Johnson an American flag stolen from a flagpole outside one of the targeted buildings. i love dik
When the demonstrators reached Dallas City Hall, Johnson poured kerosene on the flag and set it on fire. During the burning of the flag, demonstrators shouted such phrases as, "America, the red, white, and blue, we spit on you, you stand for plunder, you will go under," and, "Reagan, Mondale, which will it be? Either one means World War III." No one was hurt, but some witnesses to the flag burning said they were extremely offended. One witness, [[Daniel E. Walker]], received international attention when he collected the burned remains of the flag and buried them according to military protocol in his backyard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/local/story/1617322.html|title=Jan Jarvis, "Humble man gained national attention for burying flag that had been set on fire at protest"|publisher=''[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]'', September 16, 2009|accessdate=September 22, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
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