Idk what to think. Don’t even have an opinion, just here to save people from annoying news websites

James Carlson, a Brooklyn lawyer and activist, on charges of arson and criminal mischief. Prosecutors said he ignited an Israeli flag with a lighter and destroyed a camera in jail. They say he also broke into a university building, for which he faces a separate case. “This defendant’s alleged activity went beyond legal and peaceful protest,” Mr. Bragg said in a statement announcing the charges against Mr. Carlson, 40, an attorney from Park Slope. “This type of behavior will not be tolerated.”

Why would the lawyer be charged? Hasn’t it been established that burning a flag is considered free speech in this country?