Too hot for T_D, aparently. This link is being autofiltered. Dude got 16 years for burning an LGBT flag..
(www.dailywire.com)
submitted by KaliyugaNavigator
He was already a habitual offender with other stuff.
If burning the American flag is "Free Speech" why isn't this?
Some consistency would be nice.
Um, because he didn’t buy the flag and burn it in an act of free speech expression. He ripped it down out of religious zealotry and burned in to fulfill his arson fetish. If you can’t see the difference, I can’t help you.
And he gets 16 years? If you think that's justified, please, fuck right off. Religious zealotry, lol!
Edit: this article says nothing about prior offenses, can somebody provide sauce for this?
This article (and the one on infowars) has a definite bias.
Watch the interview with the dude on this website, from after his arrest and before his sentencing:
https://www.kcci.com/article/man-charged-with-taking-burning-lgbtq-flag-found-guilty-of-multiple-crimes/29714879
"He told the people in the bar that he was going to burn the place to the ground":
https://www.kcci.com/article/im-guilty-as-charged-man-says-he-doesnt-regret-burning-church-lgbtq-banner-at-gentlemens-club/27982018
"The defendant stated that there was nothing the judge could to stop him from continuing this behavior and that he would continue to do this no matter what,"
https://www.kcci.com/article/adolfo-martinez-sentenced-for-setting-fire-to-church-lgbtq-flag/30281099
You're going to hate this link, but they HAVE gathered most of the significant details together in one place:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/iowa-man-16-years-lgbt-flag/
Huh. Yeah, that's a tweaker if I've ever seen one. Repeat offender, arsonist, yeah, fuck em'.
How many flags/Maga Hats are stolen by Antifa and burned?
How many years do THEY get? I'll wait.
If they were career arsonists in the state of Iowa, who told the judge to his face that they would do it again, then I'm sure they would get the book thrown at them..
But instead they are left wingnuts in the state of Oregon and get away with it.
So can I assume that you aren't going to answer my question?
I did..
Get mad at California, Oregon and Washington for not prosecuting antifa.
Don't get mad at Iowa for taking a well needed stand against people who engage in what is borderline terrorism.
If your answer was "They get away with it" then aren't you agreeing with me there?
Them getting away with it does not excuse this guy. He got what he deserved.
Stop supporting career criminals..
Third-degree arson is an aggravated misdemeanor which typically carries a maximum sentence of TWO years in prison.
Iowa law requires that certain offenses, if prosecuted as a hate crime, must be “classified and punished as an offense one degree higher than the underlying offense.” Thus, Martinez’s conviction for third-degree arson was elevated from an aggravated misdemeanor to a Class D felony.
In Iowa, a Class D felony is typically subject to a maximum prison sentence of FIVE years. However, Martinez had two previous felonies. Iowa law designates as an “habitual offender” anyone “convicted of a class ‘C’ or a class ‘D’ felony, who has twice before been convicted of any felony in a court of this or any other state, or of the United States.” Therefore, Martinez was sentenced as an habitual offender.
Iowa law states that the maximum sentence for an habitual offender is FIFTEEN years in prison. In this case, prosecutors recommended that maximum sentence, on the basis that they believed Martinez to be “very dangerous” and because of his lack of remorse.
Due to his status as an habitual offender, Martinez will not be eligible for parole until he has served a minimum of THREE years.
So this scumbag habitual criminal that you love so well, will be back on the streets in three short years. He'll probably be found with a gun in a gay bar standing over a lot of bodies and you will accuse the FBI of grooming him instead of stopping him.
A normal person, with no criminal record, and who didn't say IN COURT " there is nothing the judge could do to stop him from continuing this behavior and that he would continue to do this no matter what" might get away with probation..
Thank you. Said that WAY more articulate than I could of. He’s a fucking arsonist
finally, first time I've seen someone else point out the facts on this story out of the 999999 posts about this. Thanks for pointing out the truth and hopefully we can see other meaningful stories on here and this can go away.
I saw push back right away and every time this story has been pushed as 16 years for just lighting a flag on fire. Anyone who read the backstory knew he was an habitual arsonist.
Did you copy-paste this exact reponse from another site?
Cause I read this exact response on another site, yesterday.
I copy pasted it from the last 15 times I responded on this website to other jackasses who don't understand what the case was about.
Sauce
Arson is wrong, he should be punished, but 15 years for the "hate crime" of burning some faggot's cloth is abject tyranny. I don't even care what his record is or what stupid shit he told the judge. Keep telling yourself this is ok. They'll get you on down the line, one of these days. Or maybe you're one of "them".
One of them? People who think career criminals should be punished? Yes. Yes I am.
Silly rabbit, you don't burn gay pride flags. You stomp them in the dirt for the fear, tyranny, and lies they represent. Then you unceremoniously throw them away.
You also can't just steal them, you have to justly acquire them. That's what makes stunts like "dump starbucks" hard to carry out.