Amish Group Guilty Of Hate Crime

American VoicesOpinion ISSUE 48•38 Sep 21, 2012

Sixteen members of a breakaway Amish group in Ohio face 10 years or more in prison after a religious dispute led them to enter the homes of fellow community members and forcibly cut their beards and hair. What do you think?

  • “Aw, man, those jails are about to get the best butter.”

    Quinn Orsatti –
    Mental Health Agency Director

  • “I’d say to give them several years of hard labor, but knowing them, they’d probably love it.”

    Dennis Zavayna –
    Systems Analyst

  • “They can lock up my barber while they’re at it. He took way too much off the top and practically destroyed my sideburns.”

    Tad Brown –
    Buzzsaw Operator

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