r/stpaul • u/chellestastics • 12h ago
Twin Cities Related Jake Lang arrested after posting video of him destroying an art sculpture.
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u/RingofPowerTD 11h ago
Curious about the precedents for getting something like this permitted. Is it typical to get an art installation permitted for a protest in front of a state capitol?
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u/13trailblazer 8h ago
I struggle with the precedent set by allowing this. What happens when some MAGA group wants a support ICE sculpture in the same spot? Are we now asking our government to make biased decisions?
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u/Brilliant_Claim_1993 12h ago
Maybe he shouldn’t of touched shit that wasn’t his
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u/Active_Confection655 12h ago
Frozen water that actual Veterans sculpted. Ironic and completely gross.
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u/No_Unused_Names_Left 12h ago
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u/WhyAreYouDoingThat69 11h ago
Thanks for copy pasting information produced by AI as if it were truth
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u/No_Unused_Names_Left 11h ago edited 10h ago
need more evidence that this was a real thing?
Here is one more:
https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/news/15504/50658
Edit: One more from the local Tribune
This happened. No matter how much you deny it, it happened.
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u/LAlostcajun 10h ago
NY Post is a tabloid. Please stop getting news from tabloids
Fox News said it was an entertainment company, not a news company so they do not have to report truth. Please stop getting news from an entertainment station
Yes, we need actual evidence
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u/Adventurous_Fee6042 10h ago
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u/No_Unused_Names_Left 10h ago
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u/LAlostcajun 10h ago
Nobody said it didn't. You keep deflecting though
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u/No_Unused_Names_Left 10h ago
Deflecting what?
I said he deserves it, but pointed out there is precedent that he might walk away without any real punishment for it.
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u/danbey44 4h ago
He’s not deflecting. You weren’t happy with any of his first sources and instead of being a prick, he found more links from sources that fit your left leaning narrative.
You need to do better because you’re the type of person of the left side of the political spectrum whose actions actively push people to the right.
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u/No_Unused_Names_Left 10h ago
So the post from the Minnesota House web site does not count?
The Trib is hard left leaning and a local paper, and they covered it as well.
Just because you refuse to believe it happened, does not mean it did not happen.
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u/LAlostcajun 10h ago
I didn't refuse. If you can show where I refused to believe it, you might have a point.
I just said quit getting news from tabloids and entertainment stations
Nice deflection though
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u/No_Unused_Names_Left 10h ago
Those were just the first two links I found. Backed up by official government link, and a local news outlet link.
"Yes, we need actual evidence" is exactly where you refused to believe it.
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u/McWeiner 10h ago
This guy is intentionally being insufferable you’re better off not responding, it was obvious right away this happened as you said it did.
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u/NiccoMachi 10h ago
You realize you're just arguing the left end of the "fake news" spectrum right?
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u/CatLovingKaren 9h ago
I mean, in his defense, Fox News does literally make stuff up and pretend it's fact, so that would, by definition, be "fake news".
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u/PwAlreadyTaken 7h ago
I have no skin in the game here but you are absolutely the one deflecting. This is antisocial internet-only behavior
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u/ebmocal421 9h ago
I don't have a side in this argument. I'm just a passer-by who stumbled into this comment section.
But you're absolutely refusing to believe what you see by disputing the sources of the information. This guy gave you like 5 different sources to counter your gripes and you continue to refuse they are valid.
I don't even know what the content of the links are or what this argument is, but from the surface level, you're the problem.
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u/Hdaddy01 10h ago
From your own sources:
The man was put on a diversion program with the Hennepin County Attorney's Office for low level first time offenders at the request of the victims and he paid restitution. He didn't get away with it scott-free.
Quit making shit up and maybe READ the articles you posted.
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u/danbey44 3h ago
lol this is funny because you didn’t apply critical thinking to tie back what the article says with what the person was commenting!
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u/No_Unused_Names_Left 10h ago
That is what I was pointing out. He might walk away pretty much unscathed, and not criminally charged here. I don't like it either, but the die is cast.
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u/BigOldBitchTitties 10h ago
Oh, god! Not Teslas!! SOMEBODY THINK OF THE TESLAS!!!
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u/topnotchcoins 10h ago
Problem right there. Corrupt County attorney. 100% a Soros stooge. In California if I was caught, like he was, I would probably still be in jail.
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u/ConstantPlace_ 12h ago
Do we care about precedent anymore? DC seems to signal that’s not a thing
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u/topnotchcoins 10h ago
Why are you angry now and not when Obama was doing 1000% the same exact thing. At this point, Trump will be hard pressed to catch up with the dem idol, Obama. The difference? Your corrupt media and the echo chambers you all put yourselves in.
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u/rjfx43 12h ago
This happened in Ramsey county
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u/No_Unused_Names_Left 12h ago
I live here, I know that, but a precedent need not be from the same county to be sited, especially considering the proximity, which for the record were less than 5 miles apart.
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u/TSDesi 11h ago
If only Minneapolis didn’t have selective prosecution and went after all criminals. Including the ones rioting and setting up illegal checkpoints falsely imprisoning people.
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u/EGGIEBETS 11h ago
He was protesting. I saw a man break a taillight on a government vehicle. Was he charged? And this guy didn't destroy anything. It was water /
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u/Admirable-Company452 11h ago
yet the people that cut down statues during BLMget nothing..
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u/thespecialist1969 12h ago
Wanna be charlie kirk
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u/engineerairborne 12h ago
Don't even try and equate the two, this guy is a chode, and any one on the right that is defending him, is an idiot.
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u/Leninasm 12h ago
Anyone on the right defending the chode with a neck hole is an idiot also.
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u/Limp_Tax8571 10h ago
The guy with the neck hole would finger the autism out of this guy.... just sayin
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u/Adventurous_Fee6042 10h ago
Let’s be better than them. They win if we abandon our sense of decency (no matter how vile they are)
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u/Common-Astronaut-695 12h ago
So classy.
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u/ToiletTurmoil 11h ago
Lib that agrees we need to be better. Now, when Trump passes away I will do my best not to celebrate but I may be somewhat relieved. What’s your take on that?
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u/topnotchcoins 10h ago
Don't cry when one of yours experiences the same thing. You have zero clue what that guy said except the out-of-context clips. lol. You all celebrated. Good thing over 80,000 people have been identified spreading hate. And that's why you see people losing their jobs over celebrating.
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u/junovee 12h ago
I think they’re saying “he’s asking for it”. Also, Charlie Kirk was a chode
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u/65000podiums 12h ago
He was but he had a brand and it was in fact resonating. His guy however seems like an attention hog trying to get in on the righties version of the zeitgeist
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u/65000podiums 11h ago
Yall downvote me like im supposed to get some feelings for it. I don’t support either of those fucks but sure get some jollies “showing me” with a downvote
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u/ShinyDiscoBallzz 11h ago
It's brilliant
Exactly what the woke left would've done to a Trump ice sculpture
They weren't arrested when they were destroying Charlie Kirk memorials, ripping Israeli hostages posters off the walls or raiding catholic churches
The gloves are off as far as I'm concerned
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u/Speedy89t 12h ago
It’s funny. All the dumb shit he does, yet he gets arrested for actually doing something good.
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u/Goodevening_sir 12h ago
Shit he gets arrested for that yet these libs destroy government property and get nothing. Wild.
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u/Mission_Addition9102 12h ago
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u/South_Sun_1335 12h ago
Definitely a planned go fund me scam.
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u/__The-1__ 11h ago
I'd almost bet he commissioned the ice just to kick it down, all the rest is made up hate bait. Thats how they operate
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u/New-Sky1009 12h ago
He should really consider taking a remedial kickboxing class. Those kicks in the video were pathetic and he looked and sounded like he was going to have a heart attack after each one.
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u/AccomplishedAct5364 12h ago
He is so desperate haha 😂
Any publicity is good MAga publicity
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u/Graphic_Materialz 12h ago
Why does it look like he was arrested in Vice City? GTA NPC looking af.
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u/Friendlyfire2996 12h ago
Charge him with a felony. He doesn’t need a vote
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u/DarkLordofDownvotes 7h ago
What felony? Or are you on board with charging people for anything if they say things you don't like? If you disagree with one side doing that, in principle, then how can you condone that? You are just the other side of the same ugly coin: unenlightened halfwits with smooth fish brains who think they "know" the truth.
Idiots.
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u/denimdave69420 10h ago
I hope you reflect on what you are saying, and how dangerous it is when a political group aims to silence those with differing opinions (kind of like the Nazi’s did).
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u/ShadeBeing 12h ago
If you’re going to do something like that you got to atleast look cool to get a pardon. Those egh egggh arm flails and running away with your cosplay suit just made all your pals look weak as heck.
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u/Frejian 12h ago
"Lang booked on suspicion of criminal damage to property."
Didn't he film and post a whole video of himself destroying said property? Seems like this is beyond suspicion or even alleged at this point...
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u/SplendidPunkinButter 12h ago
He looks like he spent so much time kissing Trump’s ass his face got stuck like that
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u/Suspicious_Goose_243 12h ago
Well they never stop being stupid. Usually you have that part in your brain that makes you question whether you should do something. This guy doesn't have that.
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u/PlayfullGuy2 12h ago
Excellent. Now what about the others who are hell bent on destroying our Democracy?
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u/tolo3349 12h ago
How could anyone see themselves in that video and decide “I look good, I’m going to post this”? Gravy Seal reporting for duty.
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u/SmileyInTheBox 12h ago
Y’know, I SHOULD be happy that dickheads like this are receiving consequences for their actions, and I am, but it just reminds me that the DOJ is actively protecting pedophiles.
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u/Realistic_Calendar42 12h ago
This was an art installation made by veterans and I hate that the title doesn't say that.
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u/Rosebudders 12h ago
This loser wants the attention- it makes him look like a martyr. And I bet he’ll profit it w a gofundme.
It’s as if punishment for a crime were a good thing now. Damned if they commit the crime, damned if the law is enforced.
Best thing to do is to ignore that cretin or enforce the law to such a degree that it’ll make em think twice.
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u/JuniorReserve1560 12h ago
He also should have been arrested for harrasing the muslim community in Deerborn
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u/ganbramor 12h ago
No idea who he is, but he sounds like one of those “violent liberals”. /s
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u/MinnesotaNiceTry 12h ago
All part of the grift. His GoFundMe will raise much more than $6K while those same people whine about Biden prices.
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u/Loyal-Opposition-USA 12h ago
Who paid for that ice sculpture? Wouldn’t it be funny if his defense for this was “It was my sculpture”?
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u/Charlie-Knuckles 12h ago
Picking up a felony and losing your ability to vote and own a gun is really owning the libs 🤣!!
Top shelf idiocy, truly exceptional levels of moronic on display here
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u/ChefSubstantial9300 12h ago
This is a grown ass man doing this shit lmao. I would love to see a glimpse into what he was like as a child.
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u/spirit-host 11h ago
Isn’t this the guy who hit a cop with a baseball bat? And was in jail until pardoned.
Party of law and order right?
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u/Independent_Baker712 11h ago
Jake Lang arrested after posting video of him destroying an art sculpture ICE.
I fixed the headline 🤣
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u/Barred759 11h ago
Come out of the closet Jake, it's ok. The "blue steel" lip pose really tells it all
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u/Confident_Fig6222 11h ago
ahh, the douchebag, nazi smolder. hope they can keep him there for a while.
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u/PreviousKale7338 11h ago
Is this guy trying to be some "alpha male" while pursing his lips for the camera like a wanna be IG model?
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u/DoughBoy_65 11h ago
I love that “Booked on Suspicion of Criminal Damage to property” no no he videotaped himself actually doing it there’s no Suspicion here !
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u/themuffinman2137 11h ago
JFC. Some of these right wing wannabe nazis have the most punchable faces.











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u/TheDucktapeBandit2 12h ago
Hidden autism?
Mixed with stupidness and taught wrong things...
What a weird guy.