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Eugene

(62,635 posts)
Sat Dec 30, 2023, 09:28 AM Dec 2023

Tulsa man sentenced after throwing Molotov Cocktail into LGBTQ-friendly donut shop

Also: Arsonist Sentenced for Throwing Molotov Cocktail at Donut Shop (U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Oklahoma)

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Source: KFOR-TV

Tulsa man sentenced after throwing Molotov Cocktail into LGBTQ-friendly donut shop

by: Kaylee Douglas/KFOR
Posted: Dec 28, 2023 / 01:14 PM CST
Updated: Dec 28, 2023 / 04:39 PM CST

TULSA, Okla. (KFOR) – A Tulsa man has been sentenced for throwing a Molotov Cocktail inside an LGBTQ-friendly donut shop back in 2022.

According to court documents, 25-year-old Coby Green was seen on security camera footage outside The Donut Hole at 33rd and Peoria in the early morning hours of Oct. 31, 2022.

U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson says Green placed a flyer with anti-LGBTQ slogans on the business next door before using a baseball bat to break the glass door of the donut shop.

Green then lit a Molotov Cocktail and threw it into the restaurant. Officials say the incendiary device did not fully detonate but still caused fire damage to the business.

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Read more: https://kfor.com/news/local/tulsa-man-sentenced-after-throwing-molotov-cocktail-into-lgbtq-friendly-donut-shop/

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Source: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Oklahoma

Arsonist Sentenced for Throwing Molotov Cocktail at Donut Shop

Thursday, December 28, 2023
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Oklahoma

An arsonist was sentenced yesterday for malicious use of explosive material, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced Coby Dale Green, 25, of Tulsa to 60 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release. His sentence included a hate crime motivation enhancement.

According to court documents, Green was seen on security camera footage outside the Donut Hole donut shop in the early morning hours of Oct. 31, 2022. Green placed a flyer with anti-LGBTQ slogans on the business next door prior to using a baseball bat to break the glass door of the donut shop. He then lit an improvised incendiary device, commonly referred to as a “Molotov Cocktail,” and threw it into the restaurant. The incendiary device did not fully detonate but still caused fire damage to the business.

Investigators later searched Green’s residence and found several copies of newspaper articles about the donut shop being vandalized. The ATF Certified Fire Investigator stated that persons who commit arson will often keep mementos or “trophies.” During the search of the residence, investigators also found flyers similar to those left at the Donut Hole, as well as clothing and the lighter seen in the security footage.

Court documents state that Green had been previously arrested in Tulsa County for arson at a separate restaurant in 2021. That case was dismissed because the prosecuting witness failed to appear. Investigators also received additional reports of Green causing disturbances and leaving anti-LGBTQ flyers at other LGBTQ friendly businesses around the Tulsa area.

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Read more: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndok/pr/arsonist-sentenced-throwing-molotov-cocktail-donut-shop

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Tulsa man sentenced after throwing Molotov Cocktail into LGBTQ-friendly donut shop (Original Post) Eugene Dec 2023 OP
He will have time to think. 70sEraVet Dec 2023 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author kimbutgar Dec 2023 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author GiqueCee Dec 2023 #3
Please don't. ShazzieB Dec 2023 #5
Seriously? Chi67 Dec 2023 #4
Please don't. ShazzieB Dec 2023 #6
My apologies... GiqueCee Dec 2023 #7
Hate thugs all you want! ShazzieB Dec 2023 #8
the worse part of it --- 3Hotdogs Dec 2023 #9

Response to Eugene (Original post)

Response to kimbutgar (Reply #2)

Chi67

(1,103 posts)
4. Seriously?
Sun Dec 31, 2023, 10:45 AM
Dec 2023

Rape is not something we in the LGBT community condone. Please do not associate us with prison rape.

ShazzieB

(18,619 posts)
6. Please don't.
Sun Dec 31, 2023, 01:24 PM
Dec 2023

Rape is not a joke, in prison or anywhere else, and the fact that this sort of thing happens in prisons has nothing to do with the LGBTQ community.

GiqueCee

(1,321 posts)
7. My apologies...
Sun Dec 31, 2023, 01:52 PM
Dec 2023

Last edited Sun Dec 31, 2023, 02:28 PM - Edit history (1)

... but my experience with such people leaves little room for niceties they would never afford others. I am a staunch defender of those with alternative preferences, and I have suffered grievous wounds protecting my brother from such as these. I will not apologize for my hatred of thugs such as these, but I will not offend people here by expressing it again.

ShazzieB

(18,619 posts)
8. Hate thugs all you want!
Sun Dec 31, 2023, 02:32 PM
Dec 2023

And feel free to express it, in other ways!

Here's a statement that explains why rape jokes are poblematic:

When we talk about creating online spaces that are safe from abuse and respectful for everyone, that must mean a space where rape jokes are not tolerated. Rape jokes are always harmful — including in online spaces. When unchecked, rape jokes send a negative message that the trauma of sexual assault is not taken seriously ...

Sexist jokes, rape jokes, and victim-blaming comments may not seem like that big of a deal because they are verbal and not physical, but they contribute to the same way of thinking that fuels real-life violence. When sexual harassment, abuse, and assault are minimized in online comments, videos, or memes, our real-world spaces are influenced by those same disrespectful beliefs and attitudes. It also makes survivors feel unsafe and unwelcome in those spaces and may retraumatize survivors by triggering their past experiences.

Source: https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/taking-sexual-assault-seriously-online-and-offline

3Hotdogs

(13,385 posts)
9. the worse part of it ---
Sun Dec 31, 2023, 03:49 PM
Dec 2023

as a convicted felon, he won't be able to own no guns. Now that really sucks.

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