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Can I get into legal trouble by burning a cross in front of the police station/ FBI or CIA buildings? (lemm.ee)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I want to do this because I am at the end of my rope with these people, and this is the only way I can think of to get back at them. I don’t give a shit if it even works or not. If I were to burn a cross in front of a police station, CIA or FBI building, what would I get in trouble for? Trespassing?

If I were to do it without trespassing but in a viewable area, like on public property or next to a road, what would I be looking at? I know I’ll be caught.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Arson. Yes.

[–] remotelove 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

If it's on the sidewalk, and someone is standing around with a fire extinguisher in a yellow work jacket while the burning effigy is away from everyone else's property, I wouldn't see a problem. (The cross is the property of OP, so it's not immediately arson.)

Add some orange cones around it connected with yellow "caution" tape for effect.

OSHA would probably be proud, nobody gets hurt and you still send a message. (I am not quite sure what the message would be interpreted as, but still.. it's a message.)

Edit: Also file for a permit where applicable, check your local burn laws and put a steel plate under it so it doesn't burn the sidewalk. You can still probably squeak this in under free speech laws if you go to court. Not to mention, you would confuse the fuck out of the judge.

Edit 2: Shit. Almost forgot. Everyone is going to be filming it so make sure to wear safety goggles so videos don't get demonitized on YouTube.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Jesus Christ that sounds like a lot of work. I’m just a run-of-mill primary psychopath. We don’t usually bother with difficult things and just say, “fuck it”