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stopdiggin

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7. trouble is - without a 'hate crime' element or enhancement (I'm not 100% on IL law)

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 17, 2026, 10:42 AM

13 hrs ago

In other words without that element of 'intent' - this is nothing more than just garden variety vandalism - perhaps destruction of public property. But, in any event - not terribly serious at all. And essentially the same as some bum on the street lighting newspaper and couple of sticks from a pallet to keep warm in an alley. Slap on the wrist kind of thing.

And you're right - people really ARE this stupid. LOTS of them.

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You did it. Accept your indictment, your trial, and perhaps your conviction. no_hypocrisy 16 hrs ago #1

trouble is - without a 'hate crime' element or enhancement (I'm not 100% on IL law) stopdiggin 13 hrs ago #7

Big difference between making a bonfire no_hypocrisy 13 hrs ago #9

No .... The 'defendant' would not have to 'prove his motivation' stopdiggin 13 hrs ago #11

A 21 year old college student and he didn't know? Don't buy it Deuxcents 16 hrs ago #2

If he's serious about not knowing and he didn't think of how it would look after the Red Hat burned up ChicagoTeamster 15 hrs ago #3

Plus, he leaned a burning cross against a tree. 2MuchNoise 14 hrs ago #4

Yes - unfortunately there are plenty of people out there stopdiggin 14 hrs ago #5

Cross burning but protesting Trump? Oh STFU........... Bengus81 14 hrs ago #6

No - seriously! This is the kind of thing we have wandering around in our midst these days. - - - -(nt)- stopdiggin 13 hrs ago #8

How could he not know? Mz Pip 13 hrs ago #10

If he knew about the historical relevance ... electric_blue68 11 hrs ago #12