This guy has two previous felony convictions. Which means Iowa might have a three-strikes rule. There is ALWAYS more to these stories. This is how the media manipulates people. They just leave out details they don't like.
Thanks for the clarification. That changes everything.
Source?
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Seems very trivial to qualify as the guy’s third strike. It would seem that a good defense counsel would have lobbied hard and a responsible prosecutor (perhaps pressured by a fair-minded judge) would have reduced the charges so as to not trigger the third-strike statute.
Ya. Thanks. We have to be careful that we might act on something that might not be completely correct or missing important information. We are being played by the media.
If/when the time comes, we need to make sure that we have all of the facts on our side.
Would you charge a felony for stealing a symbolic ass-wipe of a flag?