And Cassidy faced charges - which Iowa reduced & settled:
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-hate-crime-charges-dropped-no-jail-time-for-christian-vet-who-beheaded-satan-statue-at-iowa-capitol
On Friday, he entered a guilty plea for third-degree criminal mischief. In return, he avoided prison time in exchange for the payment of a fine and the dismissal of the hate crime enhancements.
Can't speak for Iowa.............. but...... OUR LIBS CONCEDED that so-called "holiday display" was 1) not from a real religion, 2) only there to mock real religions. Ie. hate crime in itself
If you knock down a hate crime - when authorities won't - is that a (new, 2nd) hate crime?
Authoritarians say yes. Authoritarians say, only their favored authorities can ever say what's hate crime or remove it.