• Turducken@mander.xyz
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    3 years 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.

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      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.

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        3 years 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???

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

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

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            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

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              “What’s an explanation” the confused person thought. “Explanations make me angry!”

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        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.