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Swiggy1957 OP t1_iy5yx6v wrote

Reply to comment by quitofilms in Accused barn arsonist’s plea agreement rejected by judge by Swiggy1957

For kicks. IIRC, drugs and alcohol were involved. They're lucky that they weren't charged with a hate crime. The barns they targeted were owned by Amish and Mennonite farmers.

This is local news and when I first heard about it, I started digging deeper. This was right after he was found guilty, about a week or two ago.

Meanwhile, they thought it was a real hoot.

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cinq_cent t1_iy62140 wrote

They should get the book thrown at them. Burning farmers' barns down is like taking away their livelihood.

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Swiggy1957 OP t1_iy6ly46 wrote

Yes. Some livestock died in their little Funtime. They are also facing charges in two other counties.

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humorous_ t1_iy68bwe wrote

Especially amish and mennonite barns since those would have absolutely been put up by hand in much the same way as 100 years ago. At best, these people won’t drive cars with any chrome on them because they’re “too English” at that point. At worst they, don’t use electricity in any capacity they can avoid.

They keep to themselves, are industrious, god-fearing people, and genuinely look to help any community they are part of. It’s disgusting to think that someone would target these people in any capacity.

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Blenderx06 t1_iy6r6f1 wrote

Amish are hardworking but they have very high rates of domestic, child sexual, and animal abuse in their communities which they keep hidden. They should not be put on pedestals.

Obviously this is not to condone what this person did in any way.

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Hfhghnfdsfg t1_iy7igsn wrote

Also in many Amish communities, the men have agreed that they should be able to use some modern tools, but no modern tools are allowed that would make women's work easier.

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humorous_ t1_iy6yvby wrote

That’s fair, but you can say that about any number of communities. For example, police have a domestic abuse rate of 40% (4x national average for USA).

I wasn’t really trying to put the amish/mennonite communities on a pedestal as much as I was their craftsmanship and work ethic. I think any community, sufficiently insular, will have bad actor-members who exploit the insular and secret nature of the group to their own ends. Doubly so for any religious community.

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Swiggy1957 OP t1_iy6m4j0 wrote

I grew up around them in this area. Great people and extremely honest in their own way.

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