https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-hate-crime-charges-dropped-no-jail-time-for-christian-vet-who-beheaded-satan-statue-at-iowa-capitol

On Friday, he entered a guilty plea for third-degree criminal mischief. In return, he avoided prison time in exchange for the payment of a fine and the dismissal of the hate crime enhancements.

Can't speak for Iowa.............. but...... OUR LIBS CONCEDED that so-called "holiday display" was 1) not from a real religion, 2) only there to mock real religions. Ie. hate crime in itself

If you knock down a hate crime - when authorities won't - is that a (new, 2nd) hate crime?

Authoritarians say yes. Authoritarians say, only their favored authorities can ever say what's hate crime or remove it.

When you give birthday party, you invite most of the other kids, even kid who believes birthday parties are nothing real or shouldn't be held........ ...... just not kid who's out to insult people for doing it, give flaming bag of shit as a present, etc.

PS. "Do atheists get to destroy religious statues as civil disobedience" - Yes AND face charges for it, like Michael Cassidy.

I'm an atheist.

If we accept 1 religion, then we should accept other religions.

Do atheists get to destroy religious statues as civil disobedience.