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
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.
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.
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