• WhyYesZoidberg@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Wow the US is going soft on terrorists. 18years is nothing.

    I wonder how many years an Arab man would get for the same crime.

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      9 months ago

      He threw two Molotov cocktails at a an empty church. Causing “damage” with no injuries. He got a plea deal, admitting to two felonies:

      committing a church arson hate crime and using fire and explosives to commit a felony.

      So this was elevated because of the bigoted and terroristic nature of the crime. 18 years is a significant and appropriate sentence.