A Navy Reserve veteran, Michael Cassidy, has been charged with a hate crime for destroying a Satanic Temple display at Iowa's state Capitol. The incident involved the beheading of a statue of a pagan idol, leading to a felony charge under Iowa's hate crime statutes. If convicted, Cassidy could face up to 15 years in prison. The move drew strong reactions, with some claiming political retribution and discrimination against Christians, while others argued that the act violated individual rights under Iowa's hate crime statute.
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Christian veteran Michael Cassidy, who took the head off a satanic Baphomet statue at the Iowa State Capitol last year, has been charged ... Read more: https://t.co/Ji3RxzH3Gb ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️
Veteran Faces Hate Crime Charges For Dismantling Iowa's Satanic Statue. Read more: https://t.co/nVloaHtZOt Christian veteran Michael Cassidy, who took the head off a satanic Baphomet statue at the Iowa St...
A man who attacked a pagan statue in the Iowa Capitol in December has been charged with a hate crime. | By @kelsey_dallas https://t.co/ZmmedamudW
No, its a hate crime. What happened is an individual chose to destroy other people's property that was allowed to be in a pluralistic public space, they claim they did so out of hatred toward Satanism based on their "religious convictions" which they felt compelled them to act https://t.co/7nTnkeNfHC https://t.co/pIFvkA3Vs7
Naval officer who decapitated Iowa demon statue charged with HATE CRIME? https://t.co/4PUzFYvznG
US veteran who allegedly tore down Satanic Temple statue slapped with hate crime charge U.S. Navy veteran Michael Cassidy, who allegedly decapitated a Satanic Temple statue that was on display in the Iowa state Capitol during the holiday season, has been slapped with a hate… https://t.co/xQTBnoKmWo
Isn’t it ok to hate Satan, though? Christian vet who beheaded Satanic statue at Iowa Capital charged with hate crime. prosecutors charged Cassidy with felony third-degree criminal mischief, saying that he acted "in violation of individual rights" under Iowa's hate crime statue.
Navy vet charged with hate crime for smashing satanic statue in Iowa capitol gets support from conservatives https://t.co/zRbdXKEhRN
A man who attacked and beheaded a permitted statue put up by the Satanic Temple at Iowa’s capital has now been charged with a felony under the state’s hate crime statutes. https://t.co/Q9KiNXZGLs
Navy Reserve veteran charged with hate crime for beheading Satanic statue in Iowa State Capitol https://t.co/8EOKyN7fQm
Former congressional candidate charged with hate crime for destroying Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison. https://t.co/tuC88UYeiB
To charge @Mike_Cassidy_MS with a “hate crime” is an obvious act of political retribution and discrimination against Christians. It’s a chilling indication that the woke regime favors Satanism over our Christian founding. My latest at @freedomcenterlu https://t.co/ncxELM2p6w
To charge @Mike_Cassidy_MS with a “hate crime”is an obvious act of political retribution and discrimination against Christians. It’s a chilling indication that the woke regime favors Satanism over our Christian founding. My latest at @freedomcenterlu https://t.co/ncxELM2p6w
Man Who Destroyed Satanic Shrine In Iowa Capitol Charged With ‘Hate Crime’ https://t.co/yHES7OFqs4
⚡ Man accused of destroying Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol is now charged with hate crime The statue was brought to the Capitol by the Satanic Temple of Iowa under state rules allowing religious displays in the building during the holidays. The move drew strong… https://t.co/NDqDFg5dF4
Who's really in charge? An Iowa man was sentenced to over 15 years in prison for burning an LGBTQ Pride flag in Iowa, while another Iowa man is now being charged with a hate crime for vandalizing a statue of Satan. https://t.co/dfS9W9iBGD
A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of a pagan idol at Iowa's state Capitol is now being charged with a hate crime. https://t.co/LFgdplAkYs
Man who beheaded Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol charged with a “hate crime.” Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/zLtbPCx2IK
Man accused of destroying Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol is now charged with hate crime https://t.co/DHfkrUHoAS
Veteran Accused of Toppling Satan Statue Charged with Hate Crime https://t.co/LLqbwRV4Gs
Iowa Charges God With Hate Crime For Casting Satan Into Lake Of Fire https://t.co/i1vMr6jkzg https://t.co/jG8EGXK6On