McIntire, a 19-year-old student at Boston’s University of Massachusetts, appeared in federal court Friday and has been charged with one count of unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device and one count of malicious damage by fire of any property used in interstate commerce.

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    I mean, arson itself is usually punished very harshly because it can easily get out of control and kill people (and most of those laws predate modern fire safety standards). It might be a good idea to look for alternative ways to vandalise Tesla’s that don’t have harsh punishments associated with them. Or if you do, try not to get caught.

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      It might be a good idea to look for alternative ways to vandalise Tesla’s that don’t have harsh punishments associated with them.

      One popular method of destroying cybertrucks is simply treating them like a normal car. Perhaps Owen should have vandalized their neighbor’s car by giving it a good rinse? That tends to brick these dumpsters

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      How easily have the arson against Tesla killed people?

      I think it’s not easy because no one has died

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        I’m talking about why arson in general has harsher penalties compared to other forms of property crime, I’m not talking about specific instances.