Two men attempt to burn gay pride flag

One man has been arrested and another remains at large after police spotted them trying to set fire to a flag pole outside of the Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center.

Ross Burton was arrested after resisting arrest and sustaining injuries to his face. He has been charged with aggravated assault and vandalism.

According to Bianca Phillips of the Memphis Flyer, this was the second incident of vandalism at the center in two months. Previously, a billboard for National Coming Out Day was destroyed.

Many people assume that these kinds of acts are committed by teenagers. However, Burton is a 23-year-old man who apparently has nothing better to do than commit childish acts of vandalism at an LGBT community center. Let’s hope this moron gets charged with a hate crime.