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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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Marc Bru repeatedly interrupted chief judge before the sentence was handed down, calling him a ‘clown’ and a ‘fraud’

A man who stormed the US Capitol with fellow Proud Boys far-right extremist group members was sentenced on Wednesday to six years in prison after he berated and insulted the judge who punished him.

Marc Bru repeatedly interrupted chief judge James Boasberg before the sentence was handed down, calling him a “clown” and a “fraud” presiding over a “kangaroo court”.

The judge warned Bru that he could be kicked out of the courtroom if he continued to disrupt the proceedings.

“You can give me 100 years and I’d do it all over again,” said Bru, who was handcuffed and shackled.

“That’s the definition of no remorse in my book,” the judge said.

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[-] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 143 points 2 years ago

Bru has been representing himself with an attorney on standby. He has spewed anti-government rhetoric that appears to be inspired by the sovereign citizen movement. At the start of the hearing, Bru demanded that the judge and a prosecutor turn over five years of their financial records.

Just to make it perfectly clear that this guy is an imbecile.

[-] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 92 points 2 years ago

I mean if the last decade hasn't proven it yet, I just want to reiterate. You don't need to be smart to destroy America.

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

Maybe you need to be dumb and ignorant to destroy America.

[-] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

It certainly helps..

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago

You don't need to be smart to destroy America.

Its a lot easier to break stuff than it is to build it or fix it.

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Yep.

Just make promises and you can get 49% of the voting population to pull that lever no matter how you vote.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

And yet he still only got six years.

[-] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 81 points 2 years ago

According to another article the guy is 43. Imagine proudly throwing away the majority of your forties for Donald fucking Trump. Like most people when I was young I always thought 40 was ancient but now that I'm approaching it myself I simply can't imagine anything being worth losing these years. My partner and I finally have the stability and the means to do many of the things we've always dreamed of. It would be such a waste.

[-] notabot@lemm.ee 47 points 2 years ago

I suspect he'd didn't have as much to lose by throwing away his 40s as you would. He doesn't sound like the most rational of sorts, so probably didn't have the 'stability and the means" for a good life you mention.

[-] magnetosphere@kbin.social 49 points 2 years ago

He assumed that since Trump gets away with insulting the judge, he could do it, too. This was partially a consequence of treating Trump with kid gloves and tolerating his shenanigans. I hope Trump’s other judges take note, but they probably won’t.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Well they REALLY want to make things stick to Trump which means giving absolutely zero possibility of an appeal determining bias from the judge. They want these cases to be run so well and so by the book that there's no chance of him getting off on a technicality.

[-] magnetosphere@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

I understand that, but they’ve gotta draw the line somewhere. So far, it doesn’t look like they have. All the various judges seem to have done is sternly told him things that are common sense to virtually every other defendant.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

He's got like 3 gag orders that have through multiple appeals courts and been affirmed. How many previous presidents were sued criminally and given gag orders? Precisely 1. This is still truly gigantic. It took someone like Trump to come along for the court system to ever even have to test the limits of how you treat former presidents.

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[-] Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Slapping Trump down in court would feel awesome until whatever decisions the judge makes get overturned on appeal on some technicality. I'm perfectly happy with the current strategy of giving him all the rope he wants. If his supporters want to fuck around and find out how the justice system works for folks in their income bracket...well, I'm sorry but insurrection has consequences and unapologetic insurrection has bigger consequences.

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[-] TheJims@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago

One less trump voter

[-] Oderus@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

One less American that can't own a gun

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[-] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 6 points 2 years ago

I'm not sure, but can an American vote from prison?

[-] symbioticremnant@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes, you can legally vote from jail/prison, however many states, and local counties, will make this difficult. You lose voting rights for a felony (possibly just a subset). A misdemeanor does not impact your voting rights.

Without double checking, I'm guessing this guy was charged with a felony. Most of the January 6 charges were misdemeanors, not felonies. It really feels like your should lose your voting rights for at least 1 election cycle if you're charged with some sort of election fraud or trying to over turn an election

https://www.sentencingproject.org/policy-brief/voting-in-jails/

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[-] cordlesslamp@lemmy.today 5 points 2 years ago

Being in prison mean you're striped of (most of) your rights. You're no longer a contributing citizen. You're literally being removed from society.

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[-] Grobmobularb@lemmy.world 42 points 2 years ago

He’s just hoping Drumpf will get elected and pardon them all. He probably would too. If Drumpf gets back into the Oval Office, kiss this country goodbye.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 years ago

Trump doesn't care about these useful idiots.

They can't scratch his back, he won't even acknowledge them let alone pardon them.

[-] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

True but by pardoning them, the next batch of insurrectionists will be a lot more bolder and violent.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago

Bold of you to assume Trump thinks that far ahead.

[-] machinin@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Reckless of you not to.

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[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 41 points 2 years ago

“You can give me 100 years and I’d do it all over again,” said Bru, who was handcuffed and shackled.

This is why you don't give terrorists a second chance.

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago

And prosecutors were seeking 7 years 3 months.

Are judges ever not lenient in these cases?

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago

Judges have been lenient in 82% of the sentencing of these terrorists.

[-] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Im sure that won't come back to bite the government in the ass.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

They save the real big sentences for marijuana and protesting oil pipelines.

[-] Mammal@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

These are the types of cases where it pays to be lenient.

Without going deeply into the history & tactics of dealing with insurgencies: If the goal is social stability and reconciliation - it is best to be lenient the first time, but then be absolutely over-the-top brutal the second.

[-] Gazumi@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

No prizes for guessing which gang he'll be joining in prison.

[-] IronpigsWizard@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

So, this guys' whole thing is basically, "GRRR, I'M ANGRY. FUCKOFF AND GIVE ME 6 YEARS".

Man, you sure showed that judge and everyone else by being locked up for 6 years now.

[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

2,190 days where I'll be out in the sunshine, eating delicious food, playing with my kids, and he'll be stuck inside most of the time eating prison food lol.

#freedom

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[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago

Is this guy claiming to be a hard core Antifa who was trying to make Trump look bad?

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[-] Red_October@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

Yeah he knew he was fucked, he was just trying to make sure he was memorable enough that Dump would be sure to pardon him if he won a second term, which this guy is really really counting on.

[-] EatATaco@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

Hard to tell, if you're dumb enough to talk for Trump's lies about the election, you are also be dumb enough to berate a judge.

Also could be that if you are dumb enough to believe that this will get trumps attention and he won't think solely about himself, you are also dumb enough to berate a judge. So it's kind of a catch 22.

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[-] brlemworld@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Sounds like the sentence should be 101 years so they don't do it again.

[-] anarchy79@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Reminds me of State of Georgia vs Fenton Allen, court transcript by Rick and Morty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bjDkQR57fA

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

LOL this is precisely why the Trump judges are not being aggressive. No way this case didn't get tossed or retried on appeal because of the judge's behavior.

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[-] Carrick1973@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Just wanted to find out what the count of these guys being secret leftist Antifa members is... oh yeah, zero...

Yet Another Imbecile for Trump... I didn't realize just how quickly defunding schools in red states would affect the electorate...

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