Re: [OT] Teens face 10 years in prison for riding over pride flag on bicycles

Adam H. Kerman wrote:

Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
 

Leo Kearse, the presenter of this video, is correct: the rules of the
Alphabet Mafia have taken on the feel of blasphemy laws in the Muslim
countries. This is particularly evident in the horrendous overcharging
of three Spokane teens for riding over a local pride flag on bicycles:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtS-c4nPJtQ [`12 minutes]

 Overcharging? It wasn't even a crime to ride their bicyles in the first
place!
 I love how the video clip of the interview of the lesbian witness shows
an automobile driving over the very same painted pavement as we see over
her right shoulder. I didn't see the felony arrest.
 It appears that what we have here is a case of bullying children because
that's what we can get away with.
 

Every day this NG is filled with examples of why it's become such a cesspool.
Here is a news story and the police statement:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/teens-arrested-after-scooters-leave-marks-on-pride-crosswalk/ar-BB1nSroe
https://my.spokanecity.org/police/news/2024/06/06/multiple-arrests-make-after-downtown-pride-mural-is-vandalized/
This happened on June 5, 18 days ago, but is now being widely shared on right-wing media. These kids were repeatedly riding over an area described as a "street mural" in order to deface it. The area had recently been repainted after someone else had intentionally damaged it using a flammable liquid. The area, according to the police statement, was "clearly marked to keep traffic away as it was just re-painted to repair previous damage."
These kids should have been arrested if they were intentionally damaging anything painted on the street as a street mural. And if it had been a US flag I doubt anyone would be complaining.
While the kids were charged with 1st Degree Malicious Mischief, a class B felony for which the maximum sentence is 10 years, of course they would not receive anything like that even if they are convicted. They would probably be put on probation.
--Robin