TikTok ban cited by man suspected of setting fire to US congressman's office in Fond du Lac
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Police and fire personnel responded to the report of a fire at the strip mall containing the congressman's office at around 1 a.m. Sunday.

FOND DU LAC – A 19-year-old man accused of setting fire to a building in Fond du Lac early Sunday that included Republican U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman’s office cited the TikTok ban as a motive in the incident, according to authorities.

The Fond du Lac Police Department said the Menasha man was arrested after being found near a strip mall, 525 N. Peters Ave., that contained Grothman’s district office.

    • oakey66@lemmy.worldEnglish
      111·
      10 hours ago

      There’s many other reasons to torch his office. You should check out what his congressional district looked like.

      • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
        514·
        9 hours ago

        That’s not a reason to commit arson. You shouldn’t go around burning things and causing destruction.

        • southsamurai@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          71·
          8 hours ago

          I mean, you do if you want to force change, punish more than a single person, want to disrupt activities, or want to make as big a scene as possible to gain visibility.

          Violent protest may not be popular, but it can work.

          The real problem here is that the moron doing it did it poorly, with little or no real planning, and ran the risk of unnecessary collateral damage. You gotta be careful with fire, and this wasn’t careful

        • Loss@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          31·
          9 hours ago

          You’re only not a slave due to people going around burning things and causing destruction.

        • Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish
          44·
          6 hours ago

          Yes you should.

          This person was a Republican, that’s reason enough to fire bomb their face let alone a victimless crime like an empty office.

          Only status quo lovers argue against individual violence while sucking off state violence.