It is never too much to ask that we all shoulder the responsibility of maintaining and repairing civility instead of allowing or contributing to its erosion.
Torching of Biden sign nets jail time
A Dalton man was sentenced to one year in jail for burning down a stack of hay bales that a local farm had decorated in support of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris during the lead up to last year’s presidential election, prosecutors said.
Lonnie Durfee, 50, will serve out the sentence, on a single count of burning personal property, at the Berkshire County House of Correction in Pittsfield.
Berkshire County District Attorney Andrea Harrington’s office said the penalty is the maximum jail time allowed under law.
“The use of fire has a deeply rooted association with political and civil rights intimidation. This fire victimized not only the property owners but represented a threat to entire communities,” she said in a statement. “This sentence sends a message that our community will not accept those types of actions and that civility and respect will prevail.”
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