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>>fortra+(OP)
Jesus. A 33 year old massage therapist with a peace tattoo. This is getting surreal. I feel a little sorry for her, not because she got caught (the crime, if she did it, is what it is) but because over and above that, she is about to become the target of a torrent of pent-up rage and counteragression from the right, who now have a perfect symbol to direct it at. (I feel the same way for the targets from the left too. My sympathies are with witches, not witch hunters.)

>>neonat+Nr
Under normal circumstances, society gets pretty angry at arsonists irrespective of their political beliefs. Do you also feel bad for the guy who mailed CNN pipe bombs?

>>NE2z2T+mK
I don't expect to see this kind of childish logic on HN. You really think burning an abandoned police car is the same as mailing explosives to a news team?

>>Booris+DM
Is this some sick joke? Do you really not see how arson and explosives are absolutely comparable crimes? The arson which accompanied looting in Philadelphia caused a massive fire in downtown Philly which could have easily killed people. Your apologism for serious crimes because I guess it suits your political biases is not OK.

>>NE2z2T+5R
I honestly can't tell if this is satire, but if nit, this comment is the laziest kind of strawman argument I've ever seen...

Burning down an occupied home, and burning an unoccupied car are both arson, do you think they're comparable crimes?

Actually let me answer that for you, because maybe this is just the legendary HN contrarian who does not let common sense stand in the way of making a point...

They're not. Sending pipe bombs to CNN is intentionally trying to kill people. Burning a police car is intentionally trying to destroy property. Sure someone could be hurt by both, but you'd have to throw out any semblance of common sense to pretend that they're comparable in malice...