Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 https://www.dailywire.com/news/iowa-man-gets-16-years-in-prison-for-burning-a-rainbow-pride-flag?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benshapiro Bow to the homosexual orthodoxy, or surrender your freedom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Zevon Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 It happened under Republican President Trump, though, yet you fear this if the leader is a Democrat? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Protest this by taking a knee when the radio plays Melissa Ethridge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 No, he got 15 years because Iowa has a "habitual offender" statute, and because this idiot explicitly confessed to a hate crime, it elevated the class A misdemeanor of third-degree arson to a class D felony. And since this moron had two previous felony convictions, it was his third strike, and carried a 15 year minimum. Now there's a whole lot of stupid packed in that - the unconstitutionality of "three strikes" and "habitual offender" laws, mandatory sentencing guidelines, the unconstitutionality of "hate speech" laws in general, and in this specific case. But ultimately, he wasn't given a 16 years sentence for burning a rainbow flag; he was given a 16 year sentence for violating a set of statutes that criminalizes being an inveterate shitmudgeon. And that's the discussion you should have - not about "homosexual orthodoxy," but about a statutory justice system that is demonstratively unconstitutional. But you'll discuss "homosexual orthodoxy" instead. Because you're Joe. Don't be Joe, kids. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I don’t think anyone should get a fifteen year sentence for anything that doesn’t involve physically hurting anyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 17 hours ago, Joe in Winslow said: https://www.dailywire.com/news/iowa-man-gets-16-years-in-prison-for-burning-a-rainbow-pride-flag?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benshapiro Bow to the homosexual orthodoxy, or surrender your freedom. ...but he'd get kudos if he burned the AMERICAN flag.........how the progressives have effed up this country is mind boggling............... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 21 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: I don’t think anyone should get a fifteen year sentence for anything that doesn’t involve physically hurting anyone. What about Bernie Madoff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 hour ago, 3rdnlng said: What about Bernie Madoff? ....or better yet, how about another one of our fine NYS political skanks, Sheldon Silver?......STILL not in jail despite being convicted in retrial 14 months ago.....and his co-thief Joe Bruno was acquitted..........and probably not one cent of restitution......in the meantime, Guido Cuomo is chasing Trump's tax returns as well as making numerous trips to Puerto Rico to sympathize with their honorable (COUGH) politicians as to how Trumped screwed out of hurricane relief money.....next up, he's working on legislation to ban styrofoam containers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 13 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ....or better yet, how about another one of our fine NYS political skanks, Sheldon Silver?......STILL not in jail despite being convicted in retrial 14 months ago.....and his co-thief Joe Bruno was acquitted..........and probably not one cent of restitution......in the meantime, Guido Cuomo is chasing Trump's tax returns as well as making numerous trips to Puerto Rico to sympathize with their honorable (COUGH) politicians as to how Trumped screwed out of hurricane relief money.....next up, he's working on legislation to ban styrofoam containers.... The arbitrary sentences are just as bad as the arbitrary non sentences. The OP based this thread on a false premise but to subscribe to the idea that lengthy sentences should be reserved for the physically violent offenders is just as bad. Bernie Madoff hurt a lot of people, bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, 3rdnlng said: The arbitrary sentences are just as bad as the arbitrary non sentences. The OP based this thread on a false premise but to subscribe to the idea that lengthy sentences should be reserved for the physically violent offenders is just as bad. Bernie Madoff hurt a lot of people, bad. ...great point......why waste time and money crafting white collar crime legislation and prosecuting offenders?.....makes perfect sense (YAWN)........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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