LOVE IN THE NAME OF CHRIST... PENALIZATION

[HairOfTheDog]

Should the 14-year-old boy who posed for this photo at Love In The Name of Christ (a Christian organization) be facing up to two years in juvenile detention for it?

He has been charged with "desecration of a venerated object".

"Desecration” is defined in Pennsyvlania as ““Defacing, damaging, polluting or otherwise, physically mistreating in a way that the actor knows will outrage the sensibilities of persons likely to observe or discover the action.”

Vandalism, on the the other hand -- which leaves physical damage -- typically carries only a one year maximum sentence.

Doesn't make any sense to me to incarcerate this dipshit kid for any length of time over this single incident. Maybe he should be made to go to church every Sunday for a year instead?