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An Iowa man who set fire to a church LGBTQ flag in June was sentenced Wednesday to over 15 years in prison.Adolfo Martinez, 30, was found guilty last month of a hate crime, third-degree harassment and reckless use of fire, the Des Moines Register reported. Martinez stole an LGBTQ flag hanging from the United Church of Christ in Ames – about 35 miles north of Des Moines – and set it on fire outside a strip club on June 11, police said.Adolfo Martinez was sentenced to prison Wednesday for multiple charges related to burning an LGBTQ flag. Martinez admitted to police that he stole the flag from church and burned it because he opposed homosexuality. Martinez was arrested in June and convicted last month. He received 15 years for the hate crime of arson, one year for the reckless use of explosives or fire and 30 days for harassment. Story County court records showed the sentences are to be served consecutively. https://www.foxnews.com/us/iowa-lgbtq-flag-fire-church-prison
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I think its ridiculous what he did, but to charge as a hate crime is just as ridiculous.
In fact, I would argue its not even a crime, when people burn the American flag all the time.
Crappy person, crappy deed, crappy moral - still doesn't mean he should be jail.
EDIT: He should be charged for stealing the flag. Whatever that penalty would be.
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15 for flag burning? He better appeal that. A fine and probation, max.
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15 for flag burning? He better appeal that. A fine and probation, max. Just stick with burning the stars and strips. That's legal free speech.
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There's got to be a flaming joke here somewhere.
And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
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15 years for burning a flag. Rapists get less.
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Nope, no joke. I was just as shocked when I read it.
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There's got to be a flaming joke here somewhere. Why not just burn him at the stake?
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Welcome back, Joe, we missed you!…. That did not age well.
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Ok, now I get it.
Third time for the guy.
That is Fox. Give you one side of the story to stoke outrage.
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Ok, now I get it.
Third time for the guy.
That is Fox. Give you one side of the story to stoke outrage. Third time stealing a flag?
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This is a perfect example of why the three strikes law is so flawed. I know sometimes others don't see it when it's an issue they don't care about. Maybe this will be enough to make them take a long look at it.
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