Man accused of destroying Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol is now charged with hate crime - eviltoast
A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of a pagan idol at Iowa’s state Capitol is now being charged with a hate crime.
    • quindraco@lemm.ee
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      11 months ago

      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.