A 20-year-old member of White Lives Matter was sentenced to 18 years in prison after firebombing a church to stop a drag event, prosecutors announced.
  • yesman@lemmy.world
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    11 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.