TheJims@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 9 months agoMan accused of destroying Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol is now charged with hate crimeapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1360arrow-down19cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1351arrow-down1external-linkMan accused of destroying Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol is now charged with hate crimeapnews.comTheJims@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square19fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squarerandoot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up59·9 months agoImagine being such a snowflake you can’t handle seeing a paper mache Satan and you goto prison for it
minus-squareJaysyn@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·9 months agoHe’ll get a slap on the wrist.
minus-squarequindraco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·9 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.