Sorry, I did not think you were talking to me, thought you were talking to VC above - yes, I agree with you destruction of private property is destruction - however, to clarify my comments - the main thing is that this is being label as a hate crime is the problem I have - I don't think its a hate crime personally because you are not dealing with a real religion - the Church of Satan are self confessed atheists / activists - so the hate is for the ideology not the person - for instance, would it be a hate crime if you pulled down a SJW sign that was somewhere - that is how I measure it though. Anyway, good points! PS: I believe no crime should be a hate crime etc.., I think everything should be judged on the crime that was inflected and everyone should receive the same punishment. Of course, justice is largely fake, so it does not matter really these days.
Thanks!