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Proud Boys member gets six years in prison for Capitol riot after insulting judge
(www.theguardian.com)
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But, of course, he's another one who got a slap on the wrist even after flat out going Goofy meme on this shit.
Six years is not a slap on the wrist!
He stormed the capital in a literal attempt to help overthrow the Untied States government. This is a situation where they are lucky the army didn't show up and open fire. If that had happened it would have honestly been understandable because this was AN ATTACK ON OUR GOVERNMENT.
There are people out there doing decades because they got caught with weed and you say 6 years for trying to TAKE DOWN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT is not a slap on the wrist?
It's not a slap on the wrist, even if you think he should have gotten more.
I don't think it's wise to base all of our sentencing on old sentences for weed.
That was just one example, not a basis and you know that. But that doesn't change the fact this was a full on attack on the US government. An actual attempt to overthrow our democracy.
6 years for literally trying to TAKE DOWN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
It's less than the prosecution was going for.
I agree, it's not a slap on the wrist.
But I will say that the majority of our sentencing is actually too long and too harsh. We've had decades of being "tough on crime" but it hasn't worked and will not work. We need to rethink our criminal justice system rather than just hand out bigger and harsher penalties.