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Another attack on free speech in america. Why wasn't Chris Matthews charged with a felony hate crime when he called white people crackers on national tv?
July 10, 2012 12:48PM
Student who scratched
A former Elmhurst College student who scratched KKK and a racial slur on a window ledge outside the room of an African-American dorm supervisor was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation.
Myles Burton, 21, had faced up to five years in prison after being convicted in May of a felony hate crime for the November 2011 vandalism at the colleges Stanger Hall.
DuPage County Judge George Bakalis also ordered Burton to serve 90 days in jail, though he already had served that sentence while awaiting trial.
Prosecutors argued the Libertyville man had been drinking and was angry at a faculty member when he used a rock to scratch the initials and a slur into the window ledge of the 28-year-old dorm supervisors room.
Burton, who is appealing his felony conviction, has been expelled from the college
DuPage County Judge George Bakalis sentenced Burton to two years probation, time served in jail, counseling, and 100 hours of public service work for the November 2011 vandalism outside Stanger Hall dormitory.
Bakalis said Burton committed a hate crime when he damaged someone elses property with racial motivation. Whether Burton was a true racist or knew that a black woman lived there was irrelevant under the law, he said.
Libertyville man gets probation for Elmhurst hate crime - DailyHerald.com
FELONY Vandalism????
What if he'd just written "Fuck You"????
"Hate Crime" is such an Orwellian Thought-Police bullshit crime.
He clearly was a right winger. If he wasn't, he would have went home and never committed a crime in the first place.
Vandalism is vandalism, not speech.
Vandalism is vandalism, not speech.
If he'd written "ABC" on the ledge, nothing would have been done to him. THINK
But he didn't, he wrote KKK and a racial slur on a window ledge outside the room of an African-American dorm supervisor. THINK. HARDER.
FELONY Vandalism????
What if he'd just written "Fuck You"????
"Hate Crime" is such an Orwellian Thought-Police bullshit crime.
He clearly was a right winger. If he wasn't, he would have went home and never committed a crime in the first place.
Impossible.
Ask Rdean.
"Right-wingers" don;t like education, and this article says the kid is a college student.
Another attack on free speech in america. Why wasn't Chris Matthews charged with a felony hate crime when he called white people crackers on national tv?
July 10, 2012 12:48PM
Student who scratched
A former Elmhurst College student who scratched KKK and a racial slur on a window ledge outside the room of an African-American dorm supervisor was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation.
Myles Burton, 21, had faced up to five years in prison after being convicted in May of a felony hate crime for the November 2011 vandalism at the colleges Stanger Hall.
DuPage County Judge George Bakalis also ordered Burton to serve 90 days in jail, though he already had served that sentence while awaiting trial.
Prosecutors argued the Libertyville man had been drinking and was angry at a faculty member when he used a rock to scratch the initials and a slur into the window ledge of the 28-year-old dorm supervisors room.
Burton, who is appealing his felony conviction, has been expelled from the college
Another conservative exhibits his ignorance of the law and Constitution.
The felony charge concerned the criminal damage to property, not what was written. There was also a specific victim of the crime, an African-American dorm supervisor:
Consequently enhanced sentencing guidelines apply, as held to be Constitutional by the Supreme Court in Wisconsin v. Mitchell (1993). Burtons actions in no way constitute free speech.DuPage County Judge George Bakalis sentenced Burton to two years probation, time served in jail, counseling, and 100 hours of public service work for the November 2011 vandalism outside Stanger Hall dormitory.
Bakalis said Burton committed a hate crime when he damaged someone elses property with racial motivation. Whether Burton was a true racist or knew that a black woman lived there was irrelevant under the law, he said.
Libertyville man gets probation for Elmhurst hate crime - DailyHerald.com
Vandalism is vandalism, not speech.
Vandalism is vandalism, not speech.
If he'd written "ABC" on the ledge, nothing would have been done to him. THINK
But he didn't, he wrote KKK and a racial slur on a window ledge outside the room of an African-American dorm supervisor. THINK. HARDER.
FELONY Vandalism????
What if he'd just written "Fuck You"????
"Hate Crime" is such an Orwellian Thought-Police bullshit crime.
Vandalism is vandalism, not speech.
Vandalism is not a felony.
Good, it's too bad they couldn't charge him with more.Another attack on free speech in america. Why wasn't Chris Matthews charged with a felony hate crime when he called white people crackers on national tv?
July 10, 2012 12:48PM
Student who scratched
A former Elmhurst College student who scratched “KKK” and a racial slur on a window ledge outside the room of an African-American dorm supervisor was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation.
Myles Burton, 21, had faced up to five years in prison after being convicted in May of a felony hate crime for the November 2011 vandalism at the college’s Stanger Hall.
DuPage County Judge George Bakalis also ordered Burton to serve 90 days in jail, though he already had served that sentence while awaiting trial.
Prosecutors argued the Libertyville man had been drinking and was angry at a faculty member when he used a rock to scratch the initials and a slur into the window ledge of the 28-year-old dorm supervisor’s room.
Burton, who is appealing his felony conviction, has been expelled from the college
The good news is the racists are dying out. They're now a rarity which disgust almost everyone.
Another attack on free speech in america. Why wasn't Chris Matthews charged with a felony hate crime when he called white people crackers on national tv?
July 10, 2012 12:48PM
Student who scratched
A former Elmhurst College student who scratched KKK and a racial slur on a window ledge outside the room of an African-American dorm supervisor was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation.
Myles Burton, 21, had faced up to five years in prison after being convicted in May of a felony hate crime for the November 2011 vandalism at the colleges Stanger Hall.
DuPage County Judge George Bakalis also ordered Burton to serve 90 days in jail, though he already had served that sentence while awaiting trial.
Prosecutors argued the Libertyville man had been drinking and was angry at a faculty member when he used a rock to scratch the initials and a slur into the window ledge of the 28-year-old dorm supervisors room.
Burton, who is appealing his felony conviction, has been expelled from the college
I'm tired of hearing that vandalism is a misdemeanor - not a felony. It can be either, depending on circumstances and location.
Vandalism could be filed as a misdemeanor or a felony depending on the value of damages
Vandalism Charge in Los Angeles | Vandalism Attorney in Los Angeles
I'm tired of hearing that vandalism is a misdemeanor - not a felony. It can be either, depending on circumstances and location.
Vandalism could be filed as a misdemeanor or a felony depending on the value of damages
Vandalism Charge in Los Angeles | Vandalism Attorney in Los Angeles
I'm tired of hearing that vandalism is a misdemeanor - not a felony. It can be either, depending on circumstances and location.
Vandalism could be filed as a misdemeanor or a felony depending on the value of damages
Vandalism Charge in Los Angeles | Vandalism Attorney in Los Angeles
It was also a threat. Putting KKK outside the residence of a black person is not speech, it's a threat. The perp might have just as well said they're going to bomb their church while the kids were doing choir practice, since that was also a KKK strategy.
It was also a threat. Putting KKK outside the residence of a black person is not speech, it's a threat. The perp might have just as well said they're going to bomb their church while the kids were doing choir practice, since that was also a KKK strategy.
