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[Heywood]

For the sake of argument lets assume Hovind's action constituted desecration(I don't think it did....but what ever)....I think it should be left up to the community to determine if desecration of that particular monument constituted a crime.

So, you're not in favor of protecting the sensibilities of minorities, only those in majority apparently.

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I don't think any desecration that doesn't result in physical property damage should be criminalized. Concerning the situation we are discussing, if the owners of the statue felt they have been damaged in some way, then they would be free to seek compensation in civil courts.

That being said if we are going to have anti desecration laws then somehow a line has to be drawn to determine when the law should apply and when it shouldn't. The community should determine that line. I think that would be better than you or I....or certainly some freak like Minimalist determining that line.

Does that mean the sensibilities of some small minority groups are not going to be protected? Sure....but the world ain't perfect and we are never going to be able to make it perfect. Sometimes you just have to accept that we can't fix every injustice.