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A Mississippi House candidate is charged after a Satanic Temple display is destroyed at Iowa Capitol (apnews.com)

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A Satanic Temple display inside the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines was destroyed, and a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot who was recently defeated in a statehouse election in Mississippi is accused of causing the damage.

The display is permitted by rules that govern religious installations inside the Capitol but has drawn criticism from many conservatives, including presidential candidate Ron DeSantis. A Facebook posting by The Satanic Temple on Thursday said the display, known as a Baphomet statue, “was destroyed beyond repair,” though part of it remains.

Michael Cassidy, 35, of Lauderdale, Mississippi, was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief, the Iowa Department of Public Safety said Friday. He was released after his arrest.

Cassidy is a Republican who was defeated by Democrat Keith Jackson in Mississippi State House District 45 in November.

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[-] Laughbone@lemmy.world 88 points 10 months ago

Is this the cancel culture I’ve been hearing so much about? Oh well guess it’s time to make an even bigger display!

[-] TheCrispyDud@kbin.social 28 points 10 months ago

Can we add a fog machine this time?

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago

A giant bender with horns shouting "REMEMBER ME"

[-] gregorum@lemm.ee 72 points 10 months ago

Cassidy is a Republican

because only a criminal piece of shit would do.

charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief

a misdemeanor. of course, had it been the display of any other religion, they would have been charged with a felony and a hate crime.

[-] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 43 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

IANAL but it looks like the Mississippi hate crime law only covers crimes against people, not property. Guess they didn't want it to disrupt their cross burnings.

EDIT: I totally failed at reading comprehension and missed that it occurred in Iowa, not Mississippi. Looks like Iowa hate crime law DOES include " criminal mischief" which covers damage to property.

[-] Goferking0@ttrpg.network 10 points 10 months ago

Good thing he traveled to Iowa to destroy it, not like those in power in Iowa will do anything

[-] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago

Mississippi law has no bearing in Iowa, IIRC...

[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 40 points 10 months ago

republicans are violent fascist criminals

[-] prowess2956@kbin.social 31 points 10 months ago

If you ran for office and didn't win you are no longer a "candidate." In this case you're just a schmuck.

[-] TheaoneAndOnly27@kbin.social 22 points 10 months ago

It's definitely "I was the highschool quarterback in 1997" vibes.

[-] Zorque@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago

Except he never even made varsity.

[-] Waluigis_Talking_Buttplug@lemmy.world 30 points 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Driving through Mississippi tomorrow! Beautiful state, but the people are even more beautiful.

Drive the Southern back highways on the regular. Never seen black and white folks so truly loving to one another.

First interracial church ceremony I ever attended? You guessed it. Mississippi. Lord, had to drive 20-miles of dirt roads to get there. (Little fruity to me, but that's religion for ya.)

Stop in a random backwoods gas station? Everyone's cool. I don't mean ignoring everyone cool, like the Yanks do, I mean people laughing and hugging and talking kinda cool. "CARL! What's up man?! Haven't seen you in a minute! Wife OK after $Thing?"

First day in the South, a black woman was looking for directions at the convenience store. Redneck white guy pulled her aside, lost his place in line, gave her simple and easy directions, looked her in the eye, made her repeat it back, made sure she understood before they parted. Thought, "Wow. That would have never happened in Chicagoland."

And yes, as a middle-aged white guy, I sometimes get side-eye from black folks. But it ain't like it was 20-years ago. I see people anxious to not be labelled racist. People black and white, old and young. We are done with the hate. We want to move on. And we're doing our damndest.

My wife is Filipina. No one blinks in MS. No one gives a shit. I'd be stunned if she was treated any differently.

Mississippi got some work to do to pull up, but fuck the internet haters. Buncha children that haven't been down here, repeating memes, been told who to hate. Funny ain't it? I thought only the white racists told us who to hate?

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago

I'm sure black and white people are cool with each other in some parts of Mississippi, but your painting of the place as a racially harmonious state where black and white people are treated as equals runs counter to reality. There's a reason Jackson isn't allowed to run their own police department and it isn't racial harmony.

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 25 points 10 months ago

You know what? I'm just gonna hail Satan even harder.

[-] zcd@lemmy.ca 20 points 10 months ago

Desecrated*

[-] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 13 points 10 months ago

I thought they wanted to be accepting of all Religions? After all FORCING your religion onto others is what Terrorists do!

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

A harmless sculpture is 100% what a legislator FROM MISSISSIPPI should be worrying about over anything else.

Literally the consensus shittiest state in the US.

[-] Infynis@midwest.social 8 points 10 months ago

Failed legislator hopeful*

[-] Cjwii@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Eh, hell end up desantis' VP pick after this

[-] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

For a religion that has that whole no idols rule, they sure do love/hate them some statues and symbols.

[-] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 4 points 10 months ago

All hail the dark lord satan lmfaooooo!

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Haha thoughts and prayers

[-] MisterChief@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

If only we were in a dictatorship that would put an end to this religious bullshit. /s

[-] Rooskie91@discuss.online 1 points 10 months ago

Well well we'll, look who resents the democratic process. "If I can't have what I want, no one gets democracy!" What a bunch of blow hard babies.

[-] GuyDudeman@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Clearly Satan is on the side of the government. :)

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