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Eugene

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3. The article beyond paragraph 4 details the incident.

Reply to Joinfortmill (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 20, 2019, 10:51 AM

Dec 2019

The flag burning was an act of arson against the strip club and part of a larger rampage. His being a convicted as a "habitual offender" (three strikes) was the final nail in the coffin. Alternative sentences a indented for first time offenders, not for convicts deemed incorrigible.

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Fifteen years in Iowa jail for burning pride flag [View all] Eugene Dec 2019 OP

Way out of proportion Joinfortmill Dec 2019 #1

The hate crime statute automatically doubles the sentence. It's supposed to be a deterrent CaptYossarian Dec 2019 #2

The article beyond paragraph 4 details the incident. Eugene Dec 2019 #3

The real issue is the "three strikes" law. n/t Odoreida Dec 2019 #4