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
Looking at the actual article, it was more that the judge saw he was a dumb kid who wasn’t old enough to go to college yet. We should be encouraging judges not setentising people under 21 to adult sentences, since the Republicans have been pushing 16 year old life sentences since “they look old”.
I’m definitely biased and I can’t read the article (SSL issue on archive.is?) but I think that attending a deadly political coup should probably exempt you from being in law enforcement, no matter how old you were.
Huh, yeah looks like archive.is is totally down right now
Alternate mirror - https://web.archive.org/web/20230710180951/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-appointed-judge-gives-break-jan-6-rioter-sentencing-rcna93170
Original link - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-appointed-judge-gives-break-jan-6-rioter-sentencing-rcna93170
We already do give kids reduced sentences, at least white kids like that rapist Brock Turner.
Maybe we could advocate for reduced sentences for minorities convicted of petty crimes instead of people who actively tried to overthrow the government.
Unfortunately, Brock Turner’s judge was lenient to everyone – and civil rights groups actually liked and approved of him for his lenient sentences across the board, even to minorities. Hence firing him ultimately did more harm than good.
He knew exactly what he was doing. There should be no leniency for people who commit crimes knowing full well what they’re doing.
That’s how you end up in a society where kids are cool with killing teachers over bad grades.