419
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

archive.is is having stability issues at the moment so I updated the link

archive.is link - https://archive.is/gHCl7

Original source link - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-appointed-judge-gives-break-jan-6-rioter-sentencing-rcna93170

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] HoboTurducken@mander.xyz 56 points 1 year ago

There is an in-group that the law protects, but does not bind. There is an out-group that the law binds, but does not protect.

[-] SCB@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

He was convinced and his leniency is due to lack of direct involvement and being young. His sentence is house arrest.

All of this is in the article.

[-] utopianfiat@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago

Lack of direct involvement? He showed up! He stole a riot shield! He maced people! He pushed towards breaking into the capitol!

What more do you need???

[-] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Well if he had tweeted about arming yourself to defend our nation from an insurrection he'd get years, like another Floridian: Daniel Baker.

[-] Hogger85b@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Sounds like will be perfect for the police

[-] SCB@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I am telling you what the judge considered in his judgment, not what I think about this person.

[-] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Yes, we can read. We don't need you to repeat it. Don't espouse views you don't hold. It makes you look like an idiot

[-] SCB@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

"What's an explanation" the confused person thought. "Explanations make me angry!"

[-] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

a "lack of direct involvement" would be something like showing up to the Capitol to protest, happening to be right in the gray area between the peaceful protestors and the violent ones, and getting rounded up by the capitol police who mistook you for one of the violent ones.

Stealing a riot shield and macing people is the textbook definition of direct involvement.

[-] SCB@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

He maced his own people, so as far as I'm concerned he's incompetent enough to be halfway to an ally.

[-] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

A stupid criminal is still a criminal.

[-] SCB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That is why he was convicted.

[-] HoboTurducken@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Kids will be kids! They do dumb stuff all the time like busting mailboxes, tagging grafitti, stealing road signs, and stealing a riot shield during an insurrection.

[-] SCB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Lmao I can't wait til my kids come home and announce they MAY have committed some light treason

[-] aniki@lemmy.flight-crew.org 0 points 1 year ago

Why are you raising terrorists?

[-] SCB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It was a reference to Arrested Development, which you should definitely watch

this post was submitted on 10 Jul 2023
419 points (100.0% liked)

politics

19047 readers
3424 users here now

Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

Rules:

  1. Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

Example:

  1. Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
  2. Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
  3. No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive.
  4. Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
  5. No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.

That's all the rules!

Civic Links

Register To Vote

Citizenship Resource Center

Congressional Awards Program

Federal Government Agencies

Library of Congress Legislative Resources

The White House

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

Partnered Communities:

News

World News

Business News

Political Discussion

Ask Politics

Military News

Global Politics

Moderate Politics

Progressive Politics

UK Politics

Canadian Politics

Australian Politics

New Zealand Politics

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS