This is a Political Prosecution, nothing more, nothing less.
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They include a Hate Crime Charge, blatantly Unconstitutional on its face. Hate is a Motive, it isn’t Crime.
Ther are two, possibly three charges here, all should be charged as Misdemeanors.
1. Trespassing.
2. Theft of an Item with a monetary valuation of less than $50.
3. Arson, which is this case caused no damage to anything but the stolen item. The Flag was burned, not a building or anything that would cause Physical Harm to another person.
You left out the part that he is a habitual offender and that he threatened to burn down a building full of people.