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

In article <v59qku$227k7$1@solani.org>, suzeeq <suzeeq@imbris.com>
wrote:

On 6/23/2024 11:27 AM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

All I saw in the video were traffic violations that would have been
proper charges, not crimes to be charged.
 

Wouldn't it be a deliberate act of vandalism, though?

Or political speech. You know, like all the other political speech
vandalism that goes unprosecuted-- even when committed right in front of
cops-- because it expresses the 'correct' politics.

This gets you a felony charge with the possibility of 10 years in prison:

https://ibb.co/j3yJJ9P

This gets you nothing. Not even an arrest and release, even when done
right in front of cops:

https://ibb.co/pXw83TY

Apparently you're only allowed to vandalize public property to express
your outrage when your outrage is politically approved by the government.

That's not how America works, suzeeq.