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Deuxcents

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2. A 21 year old college student and he didn't know? Don't buy it

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2026, 08:32 AM

8 hrs ago

Maybe he can read up about it in jail

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A person is in custody in a Chicago cross burning investigation, police say [View all] BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago OP

You did it. Accept your indictment, your trial, and perhaps your conviction. no_hypocrisy 8 hrs ago #1

trouble is - without a 'hate crime' element or enhancement (I'm not 100% on IL law) stopdiggin 6 hrs ago #7

Big difference between making a bonfire no_hypocrisy 5 hrs ago #9

No .... The 'defendant' would not have to 'prove his motivation' stopdiggin 5 hrs ago #11

A 21 year old college student and he didn't know? Don't buy it Deuxcents 8 hrs ago #2

If he's serious about not knowing and he didn't think of how it would look after the Red Hat burned up ChicagoTeamster 7 hrs ago #3

Plus, he leaned a burning cross against a tree. 2MuchNoise 6 hrs ago #4

Yes - unfortunately there are plenty of people out there stopdiggin 6 hrs ago #5

Cross burning but protesting Trump? Oh STFU........... Bengus81 6 hrs ago #6

No - seriously! This is the kind of thing we have wandering around in our midst these days. - - - -(nt)- stopdiggin 6 hrs ago #8

How could he not know? Mz Pip 5 hrs ago #10

If he knew about the historical relevance ... electric_blue68 3 hrs ago #12

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