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Woman Responsible for Damaging Satanic Display Speaks

December 24th, 2014 by flanews

‘Tis the Season to be…weird at the Florida Capitol. Holiday displays ranging from a nativity scene to a television sitcom’s Festival Pole have been put up in the Capitol building, but as Matt Galka tells us, a Satanic Temple Holiday display drove one woman over the edge.

A group of atheists put their Satanic Temple holiday display up in the Florida Capitol as a satire of a nativity scene. At least one woman isn’t laughing.

“Two days before Christmas that Jesus should be taken away and Satan put in his place? That’s just not right,” said Susan Hemeryck.

Hemeryck was arrested Tuesday for vandalizing the display, but she says she didn’t plan on doing anything at first, she just wanted to see it.

“There was the display, and it made me angry,” she said.

This video shows Hemeryck walking into the Capitol and heading for the arrangement.  She appears to try and take it before being stopped by Capitol police, but she still managed to do some damage. She says she couldn’t stand idly by.

“When Satan comes into the halls of my town I can’t let that go without a fight, I hope nobody can let that go without a fight,” said Hemeryck.

The display will remain up but the Capitol building will be closed until Monday. The group that put the display together wasn’t shocked.

“Well, I’m really not surprised, I was really surprised it took this long. Kind of expecting it to be damaged,” said John Porgal with American Atheists.

Hemeryck says she’s not happy she broke a law, and has one other regret.

“I went back to pick up my stuff after I was released from jail, and I went back and there was Satan back up again, I guess I’m sorry I just didn’t monkey stop him to smithereens when I had the chance,” she said.

She was charged with criminal mischief and is awaiting a court date at the end of January.

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