Bridget Todd

's Metro Police investigating the vandalization of Teslas as a hate crime. This, again, like it really makes me wonder, like, as far as I know, Trump is not in charge of our Metropolitan Police Department. But stuff like this makes me wonder, we're like, is he kind of in charge? I mean, pressure is clearly being exerted. Correct. Basically, somebody wrote, quote, political hate speech on a Tesla.

's Metro Police investigating the vandalization of Teslas as a hate crime. This, again, like it really makes me wonder, like, as far as I know, Trump is not in charge of our Metropolitan Police Department. But stuff like this makes me wonder, we're like, is he kind of in charge? I mean, pressure is clearly being exerted. Correct. Basically, somebody wrote, quote, political hate speech on a Tesla.

's Metro Police investigating the vandalization of Teslas as a hate crime. This, again, like it really makes me wonder, like, as far as I know, Trump is not in charge of our Metropolitan Police Department. But stuff like this makes me wonder, we're like, is he kind of in charge? I mean, pressure is clearly being exerted. Correct. Basically, somebody wrote, quote, political hate speech on a Tesla.

The statement from the Metropolitan Police Department said they were investigating these offenses as being motivated by hate or bias. To be clear, Mayor Bowser was like, I didn't tell them to do this. Like, she was like, I have nothing to do with the police department's decision making on this.

The statement from the Metropolitan Police Department said they were investigating these offenses as being motivated by hate or bias. To be clear, Mayor Bowser was like, I didn't tell them to do this. Like, she was like, I have nothing to do with the police department's decision making on this.

The statement from the Metropolitan Police Department said they were investigating these offenses as being motivated by hate or bias. To be clear, Mayor Bowser was like, I didn't tell them to do this. Like, she was like, I have nothing to do with the police department's decision making on this.

unclear and they wouldn't even say like what was the nature of what was written on this car that that made it a potential hate crime like we don't even know which is so funny because these guys never believed in hate crimes before unless it's against like elon musk and people who like him absolutely that's the best i can figure but i've i've heard full-throated arguments against the existence of the category of hate crime and now suddenly they're very important yeah they're very important

unclear and they wouldn't even say like what was the nature of what was written on this car that that made it a potential hate crime like we don't even know which is so funny because these guys never believed in hate crimes before unless it's against like elon musk and people who like him absolutely that's the best i can figure but i've i've heard full-throated arguments against the existence of the category of hate crime and now suddenly they're very important yeah they're very important

unclear and they wouldn't even say like what was the nature of what was written on this car that that made it a potential hate crime like we don't even know which is so funny because these guys never believed in hate crimes before unless it's against like elon musk and people who like him absolutely that's the best i can figure but i've i've heard full-throated arguments against the existence of the category of hate crime and now suddenly they're very important yeah they're very important

And I do think, I mean, like when I heard about this, it really made me think about how different categories of crime and legislation around it is like very well intended and well meaning. And like, I understand who hate crime legislation is meant to protect. But then you also have the ways that it can be sort of like perverted to protect people. a protected class that is not a protected class.

And I do think, I mean, like when I heard about this, it really made me think about how different categories of crime and legislation around it is like very well intended and well meaning. And like, I understand who hate crime legislation is meant to protect. But then you also have the ways that it can be sort of like perverted to protect people. a protected class that is not a protected class.

And I do think, I mean, like when I heard about this, it really made me think about how different categories of crime and legislation around it is like very well intended and well meaning. And like, I understand who hate crime legislation is meant to protect. But then you also have the ways that it can be sort of like perverted to protect people. a protected class that is not a protected class.

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Exactly. Here's how my co-host and friend Michael Schaefer, who writes the Capital Cities column for Politico, put it. He says, now the White House is beating the drums about Tesla vandalism, creating another incentive for locals to play ball. The FBI director called Tesla vandalism domestic terrorism. The president suggested sending vandals to jail in El Salvador.

Exactly. Here's how my co-host and friend Michael Schaefer, who writes the Capital Cities column for Politico, put it. He says, now the White House is beating the drums about Tesla vandalism, creating another incentive for locals to play ball. The FBI director called Tesla vandalism domestic terrorism. The president suggested sending vandals to jail in El Salvador.

Exactly. Here's how my co-host and friend Michael Schaefer, who writes the Capital Cities column for Politico, put it. He says, now the White House is beating the drums about Tesla vandalism, creating another incentive for locals to play ball. The FBI director called Tesla vandalism domestic terrorism. The president suggested sending vandals to jail in El Salvador.

If likening the run-of-the-mill political graffiti to criminal bigotry is what it takes to keep the feds from padlocking City Hall, the logic goes, maybe it's worth it. No, it's not. I would say it's not. No, it's not.

If likening the run-of-the-mill political graffiti to criminal bigotry is what it takes to keep the feds from padlocking City Hall, the logic goes, maybe it's worth it. No, it's not. I would say it's not. No, it's not.