Double-standards are intensifying of late, with the left making a national issue out of kids defacing pride flags painted on the street, yet remaining silent as pro-Palestine protesters deface statues all over DC.
That's of course leaving aside the absurdity of painting a pride flag mural on a busy street and expecting it to remain unscuffed.
To wit, the latest 'malicious scuffing' incident occurred in Spokane, Washington, where three teenagers on Lime scooters were charged with 1st Degree Malicious Mischief for leaving marks on the sacred object, according to media outlet The Publica.
Local acronym people have been literally shaken to their core.
🏳️🌈🇺🇸 TEENS ARRESTED FOR HATE CRIME AFTER DRIVING SCOOTER OVER PRIDE MURAL
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) June 8, 2024
The 3 teens, two of them unnamed as they're underage, were arrested in Spokane, Washington, and charged with 'malicious mischief' after their scooters left tire marks on a pride mural they rode over.… pic.twitter.com/KdKTkESQzH
According to the Spokane Police Department, "911 received a complaint advising multiple subjects on scooters were causing damage to the newly painted Pride mural."
This caused Lime scooters to implement a 'no-go' geofenced zone around the flag at the intersection of Howard Street and Spokane Falls Boulevard.
The pride flag crosswalk in Spokane, Washington, has now been designated a "no-go zone" by Lime scooters following the arrest of multiple teens for leaving "skid marks" on the mural.
— ThePublica (@ThePublicaNow) June 9, 2024
The scooters will now shut down if they are driven over the pride flag.https://t.co/wNDvgLi1f8
Lime Director of Government Relations Hayden Harvey told The National Desk: "All of us at Lime condemn these vile acts in no uncertain terms."
Here's the damage the kids caused...
Meanwhile in Delray Beach, Florida - where 19-year-old Dylan Brewer of Clearwater pleaded not guilty to vandalizing another street pride mural in February.
19-year-old Dylan Brewer was charged with a felony for allegedly doing burnouts on the alphabet community's mural in Delray Beach, Florida.
— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) May 29, 2024
They claim he caused over a $1,000 in damages, but the alleged tire marks have vanished.
Now the mural is being painted over prior to… pic.twitter.com/dB10v9Hd2a
And as you may have suspected, it wasn't long before it happened again. Less than 48 hours in fact, as journalist Breanna Morello notes.
Delray Beach held a LGBTQ+ ceremony for their freshly repainted mural on Saturday.
— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) June 10, 2024
This morning there’s a fresh set of tire marks on it.
Didn’t even take 48 hours 🤣🤣🤣!!
Pretty impressive if you ask me!! 😂 pic.twitter.com/fUWP2upOls
Is this simply self-aggrandizing bait for their activist organizations, "proving" how widespread the "hate" is...?
...and if so, who defines "hate"?
-Make skid marks on a ROAD w/pride flag painted on it:
— Stephen Davis (@Stephend1776) June 10, 2024
Considered a "hate crime" & a class b felony in WA. Teens CAUGHT after authorities reviewed security footage
-Leftists vandalized property, clash, threaten & assault law enforcement outside The White House:
NO ARRESTS pic.twitter.com/lX39ftBB5o
Make it make sense. pic.twitter.com/6Bw8bWTB9T
— Kat Kanada (@KatKanada_TM) June 8, 2024
They’ll just keep painting more. Gotta push the propaganda
— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) June 10, 2024