Subject: Re: It's time to ban flag burning
He went out of his way to show that he deserved to be treated that way. He threatened further reprisals against the church whose flag he burned, allegedly threatening to burn down the church. He was unrepentant and presented himself in court as someone who would absolutely keep committing these crimes. He did everything he could to demonstrate to the prosecutor and the court that he was exactly the sort of person the "habitual offender" provision was directed at: unrepentant for the crimes he had committed and perfectly willing to repeat them:

MAGA is upset that “extenuating circumstances” play a role in sentencing.