@TheJims@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 5 months agoMan accused of destroying Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol is now charged with hate crimeapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1372arrow-down19cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldatheism@lemmy.world
arrow-up1363arrow-down1external-linkMan accused of destroying Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol is now charged with hate crimeapnews.com@TheJims@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 5 months agomessage-square19fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldatheism@lemmy.world
minus-square@randoot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink61•5 months agoImagine being such a snowflake you can’t handle seeing a paper mache Satan and you goto prison for it
minus-square@quindraco@lemm.eelinkfedilink-1•5 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.