Well, I think someone needs to get the governor on the phone to get our boy a full pardon.
A man is being charged with the crime of hating Satan.
Just like the Founders envisioned, jail time for being a devil hater!
Michael Cassidy, the Navy veteran who beheaded a Satanic Baphomet statue in Iowa's rotunda, and then turned himself in to authorities, has been charged with a hate crime under Iowa law.
Polk County prosecutors charged Cassidy with felony third-degree criminal mischief, saying that he acted 'in violation of individual rights' under Iowa's hate crime statue [sic], the Des Moines Register reports. Cassidy had been charged with a misdemeanor fourth-degree criminal mischief the day after the beheading but had been informed that he may be liable for further charges.
We're living in a crazy world if a bunch of Reddit atheists, intentionally trolling Christians, is considered a protected religion, and offending them could land you in jail.
Spokesman for the Polk County Attorney's Office Lynn Hicks said that 'Evidence shows the defendant made statements to law enforcement and the public indicating he destroyed the property because of the victim's religion.' This is what resulted in the hate crimes charge.
Hicks further elaborated on how much it would cost to replace the statue of Baphoment constructed by the Satanic Temple, which would be between $750 and $1,500. The extremely litigious Satanic Temple had filed their own damage estimate, saying that it would be $3,000 to replace the statue.
THIS STATUE?
It's made of pool noodles and zip ties! This thing doesn't cost $3,000!
What a joke!
According to Cassidy, it's no crime to hate Satan.
'My conscience is held captive to the word of God, not to bureaucratic decree. And so I acted,' Cassidy said at the time. He has raised $84,000 for his legal defense on his GiveSendGo and Turning Point USA pledged $10,000 to help. Cassidy spoke at Turning Point USA's America Fest in Phoenix in December 2023, saying that the statue 'was an abomination.' He said that people need to wake up to what is happening in the world. 'They may think it's a joke that they triggered us but the devil is real and we have to be ready,' he said.
Michael Cassidy: Hero of the faith.
(That GiveSendGo link is still up and it looks like he'll soon need more help)
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For real!
Remind me, how many people faced hate crime charges during the BLM riots when the Founding Fathers' statues were torn down??
Oh, that's right. Cities across the US are PAYING BLM rioters for their trouble in tearing down America's major cities.
Tear down George Washington? We'll write you a check! But tearing down a statue of Satan? That's a hate crime.
If that's a hate crime, call me a hater.
I'll leave you with the greatest ‘80s Christian metal song of all time to let you know how I feel.
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