Another woke Judge’s Decision Sparks Outrage in Tesla Firebomb Case

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A controversial court decision in Massachusetts has ignited public debate after a judge allowed a suspect accused of firebombing a Tesla dealership to await trial under supervised home release. The move, made by Judge Jessica Hedges, has drawn criticism for what many see as excessive leniency in a case involving politically motivated property destruction.

 

The defendant, Owen McIntire, faces serious charges after allegedly setting fire to vehicles at a Tesla dealership, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages. Authorities say the act was carried out in protest against the politics of Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla. While no injuries were reported, the incident has been described by critics as highly dangerous and ideologically driven.

 

“It’s only by a miracle no one was maimed or killed; this is no different from throwing molotovs through the window of a mosque or synagogue,” one observer noted, underscoring the perceived severity of McIntire’s actions. Yet, rather than being held in custody, McIntire was granted home release to ensure continued access to cross-gender hormone treatment, as well as medication for autism and ADHD.

 

This decision has been described by some as a stark example of judicial bias, with accusations that the court is prioritizing the defendant’s identity and personal circumstances over public safety. “Judge Jessica Hedges had more sympathy for the accused terrorist than the victims and potential victims,” one critic charged. “It’s impossible to imagine this or any other judge being this lenient on a right-wing terrorist.”

 

The backlash has also pointed to what some see as a broader pattern of perceived partiality within the judiciary. Citing previous incidents, critics referenced Hennepin County District Attorney Mary Moriarty’s decision not to pursue jail time for a Minnesota government employee who vandalized Teslas across Minneapolis, causing approximately $20,000 in damage. This, they argue, is part of a troubling trend in which individuals who commit politically charged acts against conservative targets receive more favorable treatment.

 

Critics have extended their scrutiny to judges beyond Massachusetts and Minnesota. Milwaukee’s Hannah Dugan was mentioned as another example, after she was accused of misusing her position to shield an undocumented immigrant and was later temporarily stripped of her authority by the state court system. Federal judges such as James Boasberg of the DC Circuit have also faced criticism for issuing broad injunctions against presidential policies, with detractors claiming such actions exceed proper judicial bounds.

 

As for Hedges, the criticism remains pointed. “Hedges is sending a signal: Go ahead, boys and girls. Throw your tantrums, set things on fire, and I’ll make sure all you get is a slap on the wrist,” one commenter remarked, reflecting the frustrations of those who see a double standard in how justice is being administered.

 

Calls are now growing louder for accountability and balance in the judicial system. “America would be a better place if that also happens to Hedges — and any other bench-sitter giving a thumbs-up to crimes as long as they’re anti-Trump,” another critic concluded, capturing the deep divide over how ideology and identity are influencing outcomes in American courts.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from NYP  2025-05-03

 

 

[impulse]

4 hours ago, Social Media said:

The backlash has also pointed to what some see as a broader pattern of perceived partiality within the judiciary. Citing previous incidents, critics referenced Hennepin County District Attorney Mary Moriarty’s decision not to pursue jail time for a Minnesota government employee who vandalized Teslas across Minneapolis, causing approximately $20,000 in damage. This, they argue, is part of a troubling trend in which individuals who commit politically charged acts against conservative targets receive more favorable treatment.

 

Bondi needs to file federal charges in cases like that.

 

[mikeymike100]

The judges are supposed to be non political and impartial, obviously this proves otherwise!

[Chomper Higgot]

4 hours ago, Social Media said:

This decision has been described by some as a stark example of judicial bias, with accusations that the court is prioritizing the defendant’s identity and personal circumstances over public safety.

Why is this a surprise?

 

White defendants are far less likely to be remanded in custody than defendants from any other ethnic background.

 

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2019/10/09/pretrial_race/

[RuamRudy]

19 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

The judges are supposed to be non political and impartial, obviously this proves otherwise!

 

It proves nothing of the sort. It merely shows that your innate tribalism is causing you to challenge anything that goes against your own biases and label it as partial. 

[impulse]

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Why is this a surprise?

 

White defendants are far less likely to be remanded in custody than defendants from any other ethnic background.

 

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2019/10/09/pretrial_race/

 

I don't guess that has anything to do with the FBI stats that tell us that white folks are less likely to have a string of felonies on their records.

 

 

[mikeymike100]

54 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

 

It proves nothing of the sort. It merely shows that your innate tribalism is causing you to challenge anything that goes against your own biases and label it as partial. 

So you are saying 'woke judges' (Another woke Judge’s Decision Sparks Outrage in Tesla Firebomb Case) are in fact non political and impartial?.........

[mogandave]

Judges are only biased when they rule against the left. 

 

[RuamRudy]

Just now, mikeymike100 said:

So you are saying 'woke judges' (Another woke Judge’s Decision Sparks Outrage in Tesla Firebomb Case) are in fact non political and impartial?.........

 

I think that the term 'woke' was applied to the article - that is not what is written on the judge's business card. 

 

When your only tool is a hammer, every issue looks like a nail. 

[Yagoda]

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Why is this a surprise?

 

White defendants are far less likely to be remanded in custody than defendants from any other ethnic background.

 

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2019/10/09/pretrial_race/

Because white defendants generally have less criminal history than black or hispanic ones. more stable home environments and better employment history.

[impulse]

5 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Because white defendants generally have less criminal history than black or hispanic ones. more stable home environments and better employment history.

 

You probably listen to some Thomas Sowell, and not so many of the race baiters.

 

They can argue all they want about why they have more arrests, less stable households and crappier employment histories, but facts is facts.

 

[impulse]

1 hour ago, mikeymike100 said:

The judges are supposed to be non political and impartial, obviously this proves otherwise!

 

Not much different than 150x as likely to get prison time for assaulting a cop on Jan6 than during the summer of love and peaceful town burnings.  Just another data point.

 

I'm not going to go through the numbers again (boring), but this tells a pretty good story:

 

BLM:

 

Over 16,000 arrests and only 70 of them got prison time. That's one per 29 injured cops.

 

Jan6:

 

Thats 7 per each injured cop.

 

[jvs]

1 hour ago, mikeymike100 said:

The judges are supposed to be non political and impartial, obviously this proves otherwise!

How so?

 

[dinsdale]

Best to keep in mind that under the woke idea of the law and justice criminals are actually victims.

[BangkokReady]

2 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Why is this a surprise?

 

White defendants are far less likely to be remanded in custody than defendants from any other ethnic background.

 

I think you've become confused.  This is someone from your side.  You should be saying how this is a good thing and anyone who disagrees is a transphobic bigot.

 

Remember, this person is anti-Elon, who is a proxy for Trump hate.  They're also trans.  So they're your version of "the good guys".

 

Please try to at least keep up with your own warped ideology.

[Chomper Higgot]

2 hours ago, impulse said:

 

I don't guess that has anything to do with the FBI stats that tell us that white folks are less likely to have a string of felonies on their records.

 

 

The link I posted provides evidence of bail refusals based on race v race representation in the general population.

 

Since the two sets of data are compared on a percentage basis, not total cases, the comparison is therefore independent of total numbers of crimes by each racial group. 
 

Have another go.

 

[NorthernRyland]

3 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Why is this a surprise?

 

White defendants are far less likely to be remanded in custody than defendants from any other ethnic background.

 

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2019/10/09/pretrial_race/

 

Why do you guys never learn? Look at the chart again. You're not comparing apples to apples.

 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

57 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

I think you've become confused.  This is someone from your side.  You should be saying how this is a good thing and anyone who disagrees is a transphobic bigot.

 

Remember, this person is anti-Elon, who is a proxy for Trump hate.  They're also trans.  So they're your version of "the good guys".

 

Please try to at least keep up with your own warped ideology.

Please don’t assume who I think are the ‘good guys’ without referring to a statement I have made to substantiate your claim.

 

I’m sure the Venn diagram of Musk Haters and Trump Haters approximates to a unitary circle, but that is not evidence that hating Musk is a Proxy for hating Trump.
They both share characteristics that are equally and independently worthy of despising, it is perfectly possible to hate both independently, I expect t many do.

 

 

 

 

[frank83628]

3 hours ago, mikeymike100 said:

The judges are supposed to be non political and impartial, obviously this proves otherwise!

Everything in the US has become political

[impulse]

13 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The link I posted provides evidence of bail refusals based on race v race representation in the general population.

 

Since the two sets of data are compared on a percentage basis, not total cases, the comparison is therefore independent of total numbers of crimes by each racial group. 
 

Have another go.

 

What did I post that disagrees?  Black defendants are statistically more likely to have an extensive rap sheet, so they are more likely to be denied bail.  One can argue about the societal unfairness that gave them the longer rap sheets.  But the fact is that they do. 

 

And, as others have posted, they're less likely to have a good job and a stable home/family situation to be released to.  And don't forget that bail costs money in most places.  So a good job, decent credit and cash in the bank makes a difference.

 

 

 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

10 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

 

Why do you guys never learn? Look at the chart again. You're not comparing apples to apples.

 

 

Refer to the topic of discussion, an Guy accused of crimes has been allowed retrial release.

 

Here’s my comment:

 

3 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Why is this a surprise?

 

White defendants are far less likely to be remanded in custody than defendants from any other ethnic background.

 

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2019/10/09/pretrial_race/

 

And here’s the evidence from the link to support my statement wrt to who is more likely to be remanded in custody and who is not:

 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

2 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

What did I post that disagrees?  Black defendants are statistically more likely to have an extensive rap sheet, so they are more likely to be denied bail.  One can argue about the societal unfairness that gave them the longer rap sheets.  But the fact is that they do. 

 

And, as others have posted, they're less likely to have a good job and a stable home/family situation to be released to.

 

 

 

You are definitely failing to make the case that this guy’s release was due to some woke agenda.

 

 

[impulse]

1 minute ago, Chomper Higgot said:

You are definitely failing to make the case that this guy’s release was due to some woke agenda.

 

That's because the OP refers to woke.  I don't. 

 

I refer to a dual standard of justice where protestors for the liberal causes are getting much better treatment than those who protest for conservative causes.  It has little to do with race.

 

[BangkokReady]

57 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Please don’t assume who I think are the ‘good guys’ without referring to a statement I have made to substantiate your claim.

 

So, how do you work it out? Apart from being White, this person seems to be totally in your team.

 

Is it like a game of Top Trumps?  (No, not that Trump.)

[Bkk Brian]

4 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Why is this a surprise?

 

White defendants are far less likely to be remanded in custody than defendants from any other ethnic background.

 

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2019/10/09/pretrial_race/

Talk about false equivalence. The bias being alleged is not about race, why did you bring race into it? Fixation?

 

9 hours ago, Social Media said:

This decision has been described by some as a stark example of judicial bias, with accusations that the court is prioritizing the defendant’s identity and personal circumstances over public safety. “Judge Jessica Hedges had more sympathy for the accused terrorist than the victims and potential victims,” one critic charged. “It’s impossible to imagine this or any other judge being this lenient on a right-wing terrorist.”

The backlash has also pointed to what some see as a broader pattern of perceived partiality within the judiciary. Citing previous incidents, critics referenced Hennepin County District Attorney Mary Moriarty’s decision not to pursue jail time for a Minnesota government employee who vandalized Teslas across Minneapolis, causing approximately $20,000 in damage. This, they argue, is part of a troubling trend in which individuals who commit politically charged acts against conservative targets receive more favorable treatment.

 

[WDSmart]

As most of you probably already know, any defendant, regardless of the crime they are charged with, is presumed innocent. So, unless they are considered a flight risk or a further risk to the community, they should at least be given bail or, like in this case, a supervised home release, or even a completely unsupervised release.

[NorthernRyland]

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Refer to the topic of discussion, an Guy accused of crimes has been allowed retrial release.

 

Here’s my comment:

 

 

I'm not following maybe, are you saying there is a racial bias favoring whites? That's what I'm disputing.

[NorthernRyland]

With the extreme polarization in the US is anyone surprised? I don't think you can reasonably assume a fair trial anymore depending on the people involved on both sides.

[thaipo7]

Perceived partiality?  We see it every day on TV and when reading the news.  The Judge looks to be a radical Leftist.

 

 On April 24, US Magistrate Judge Jessica Hedges granted McIntire's petition for his pre-trial release after his attorneys argued he has 'serious and ongoing' medical needs and treatments that likely would not be provided in prison, KSHB reports.

 

He didn't seem to worry about his medical needs and medications when destroying the Teslas.

[impulse]

26 minutes ago, WDSmart said:

As most of you probably already know, any defendant, regardless of the crime they are charged with, is presumed innocent. So, unless they are considered a flight risk or a further risk to the community, they should at least be given bail or, like in this case, a supervised home release, or even a completely unsupervised release.

 

What would have happened had she they firebombed a Ford dealership? 

 

And don't forget the other case in the OP where a lefty lunatic did over $20K of damage to TESLAs, and the judge decided not to sentence him to any time at all.  He's just got to pay for the damages.  That's like robbing a bank and all you have to do is return the money.  Had he done $20K worth of damage to a bunch of BMW's, he'd be in the klink.  But TESLAs?  Nope.  That wouldn't be in the community's interest to lock him up. 

 

I'd propose that it is in the community's interest to send a message that this won't be tolerated.  But he's a lefty and Orange Man Bad, so...