No prison for the man who intentionally drove through our protest? We agree, and this is why. Ala Mohamed, Iowa View contributor
Car drives through Iowa Freedom Riders protest
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On Aug. 21, Michael Stepanek drove his car through our Iowa Freedom Riders protest in Iowa City, hitting several of us and scaring the hell out of the rest of us. His justification, that we needed an attitude adjustment, is a white supremacist outlook.
Earlier this month, we heard from the Associated Press that his charges would be dropped and that Stepanek wouldn’t go to prison. Between Huffington Post and the Chicago Tribune, the news got around about the judge’s decision, and the vast majority of folks we heard from were disturbed and furious that Johnson County District Judge Paul Miller let him off without additional incarceration.
A judge has dismissed nine felony counts filed against a Black Lives Matter leader in Iowa charged with shining a laser pointer in the eyes of police officers during an August protest