Update on the Beth Israel arson case
I'll be referring to the man who committed the crime as S.P to keep this simple.
S.P. has finally been charged with a hate crime as well. He's been appointed a public defender (lol, no one wants this case) and the Attorney General has instructed prosecutors to seek "severe penalties". The estimates for his sentencing were 5-20 years *before* it was officially called a hate crime. It looks like it will be nearly impossible for him to avoid prison time.
His next court appearance will be on the 20th, so we'll definitely have more information then. We'll continue to keep everyone updated until, who knows when. I guess we'll stop posting about it when it stops ruling our lives (and we still can't see the end of that yet).
And once again, the response in our local community and here on Tumblr is amazing. You are all very appreciated.
