Imagine being such a snowflake you can't handle seeing a paper mache Satan and you goto prison for it
He'll get a slap on the wrist.
Not for a hate crime he won't
Nope. The additional thoughtcrime charge raises the crime to a felony.
"But quindraco, the first amendment guarantees freedom of thought and this should be a felony on its own merits regardless of the perp's personal opinions!"
Imagine being such a snowflake you can't handle seeing a paper mache Satan and you goto prison for it
He'll get a slap on the wrist.
Not for a hate crime he won't
Nope. The additional thoughtcrime charge raises the crime to a felony.
"But quindraco, the first amendment guarantees freedom of thought and this should be a felony on its own merits regardless of the perp's personal opinions!"
You're not wrong, but Iowa doesn't seem to care.