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Pro-Life Advocate Calls Assault a Hate Crime After Lenient Sentence

8/19/2025

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Patrick Brice was sentenced to one year of home detention for assaulting Mark Crosby and another pro-life advocate outside a Baltimore Planned Parenthood.
Crosby criticized the Baltimore judicial system as "criminal-friendly" due to the leniency of Brice's sentence.
The Biden administration has enforced the FACE Act against pro-lifers, leading to severe penalties for peaceful protests.
Crosby is advocating for federal intervention, proposing that his assault be classified as a hate crime based on his beliefs.

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Patrick Brice was sentenced to one year of home detention for assaulting Mark Crosby and another pro-life advocate outside a Baltimore Planned Parenthood.
Crosby criticized the Baltimore judicial system as "criminal-friendly" due to the leniency of Brice's sentence.
The Biden administration has enforced the FACE Act against pro-lifers, leading to severe penalties for peaceful protests.
Crosby is advocating for federal intervention, proposing that his assault be classified as a hate crime based on his beliefs.