The Satanic Temple display at the Iowa State Capitol has become a national controversy over whether such a display should be allowed, or unmolested, in a government building. The Iowa state legislature allows for displays to be done on a two-week basis. But the statue was naught to last the full two weeks as a Christian man named Michael Cassidy took action and toppled the statue, decapitated it, and placed the head in a garbage can.
Cassidy turned himself in to the police who charged him with a misdemeanor. A crowdfunding campaign was organized for his legal defense. The campaign has currently raised $85,032.
Now Micahel Cassidy is charged with a hate crime.
There are republicans in Iowa who have killed bills that would have taken hate crimes off the books. https://t.co/z0i0D717BO
— Sam Jones (@samjones217) January 31, 2024
