@TheJims to News • 11 months agoMan accused of destroying Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol is now charged with hate crimeapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square18arrow-up1373arrow-down19cross-posted to: politicsnewsatheism
arrow-up1364arrow-down1external-linkMan accused of destroying Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol is now charged with hate crimeapnews.com@TheJims to News • 11 months agomessage-square18cross-posted to: politicsnewsatheism
minus-square@randootlink61•11 months agoImagine being such a snowflake you can’t handle seeing a paper mache Satan and you goto prison for it
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink-1•11 months agoNope. The additional thoughtcrime charge raises the crime to a felony. “But quindraco, the first amendment guarantees freedom of thought and this should be a felony on its own merits regardless of the perp’s personal opinions!” You’re not wrong, but Iowa doesn’t seem to care.
Imagine being such a snowflake you can’t handle seeing a paper mache Satan and you goto prison for it
He’ll get a slap on the wrist.
Not for a hate crime he won’t
Nope. The additional thoughtcrime charge raises the crime to a felony.
“But quindraco, the first amendment guarantees freedom of thought and this should be a felony on its own merits regardless of the perp’s personal opinions!”
You’re not wrong, but Iowa doesn’t seem to care.