74-year-old Fargo man who assaulted girls, used racial slur gets 2 years behind bars
Larry Baldner said he accepted responsibility for his actions, but a prosecutor said the defendant tried to shift blame to the victims.
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Larry Baldner said he accepted responsibility for his actions, but a prosecutor said the defendant tried to shift blame to the victims.
Larry Baldner was accused of grabbing an 11-year-old girl by the neck and hair, lifting her off the ground and choking her, according to court documents.
If a law doesn't accomplish its stated goals, what's the point?
The one time the law has been used, in a community that, we were assured, was ripe with bias crimes, it has resulted in months of court work into a man allegedly saying something ugly during a bar fight.