A 20-year-old member of White Lives Matter was sentenced to 18 years in prison after firebombing a church to stop a drag event, prosecutors announced.
  • WhyYesZoidberg@lemmy.world
    716·
    9 months ago

    Wow the US is going soft on terrorists. 18years is nothing.

    I wonder how many years an Arab man would get for the same crime.

    • yesman@lemmy.world
      572·
      9 months ago

      He threw two Molotov cocktails at a an empty church. Causing “damage” with no injuries. He got a plea deal, admitting to two felonies:

      committing a church arson hate crime and using fire and explosives to commit a felony.

      So this was elevated because of the bigoted and terroristic nature of the crime. 18 years is a significant and appropriate sentence.

    • EatATaco@lemm.eeEnglish
      47·
      9 months ago

      “I wonder” is the term one uses right before they say to themselves “let me go research it to make sure my assumptions are correct.”