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Outrage Over Unequal Treatment in Vandalism Cases

4/26/2025

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Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is under fire for her decision to offer state employee Dylan Adams a diversion program after he vandalized six Teslas, racking up $20,000 in damages. This leniency starkly contrasts her felony charges against a 19-year-old woman for keying a coworker's car, sparking outrage over perceived unequal treatment and political favoritism.

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Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is under fire for her decision to offer state employee Dylan Adams a diversion program after he vandalized six Teslas, racking up $20,000 in damages. This leniency starkly contrasts her felony charges against a 19-year-old woman for keying a coworker's car, sparking outrage over perceived unequal treatment and political favoritism.