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Rhiannon12866

(205,366 posts)
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 01:03 AM Jan 2022

Social Media Posts Causing Some Capitol Rioters To Receive Longer Jail Sentences - Ring of Fire



While most of the Capitol Rioters who have been convicted of criminal activity have avoided jail time (and received less time than what their convictions typically call for), some are getting longer sentences than others due to their social media posts. Prosecutors are pointing out either violent or boastful posts by the rioters and using that to call for longer sentences. These posts show that there is no remorse from the defendants, and now they are paying the price. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this.


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Social Media Posts Causing Some Capitol Rioters To Receive Longer Jail Sentences - Ring of Fire (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jan 2022 OP
hahaha Skittles Jan 2022 #1
Good.. brag themselves Cha Jan 2022 #2
Instant karma. TexasTowelie Jan 2022 #3
I have Mary Trump's second book and she talks about the failures to hold the secessionists responsible Rhiannon12866 Jan 2022 #5
fuck them gopiscrap Jan 2022 #4
Insurrectionists getting longer sentences are the ones who loved shouting KS Toronado Jan 2022 #6
IMHOP all those who entered the Capital on that day Pas-de-Calais Jan 2022 #7
YESSSSSS!!!!! calimary Jan 2022 #8
Good. They need longer sentences when they have no remorse and brag brer cat Jan 2022 #9

Rhiannon12866

(205,366 posts)
5. I have Mary Trump's second book and she talks about the failures to hold the secessionists responsible
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 02:00 AM
Jan 2022

After the Civil War. The punishment for treason back then was hanging, but Robert E Lee went on to become president of Washington College and its name was changed to Washington and Lee in his honor, even though he looked the other way when a KKK chapter was established there. His descendants were compensated for the loss of his land (much of which became Arlington National Cemetery) and in 1975, Gerald Ford (after a Senate Resolution) posthumously restored his citizenship even though Secretary of State William Seward had turned him down when he was alive.

Despite these precedents, we cannot allow these traitors to go unpunished this time.

KS Toronado

(17,235 posts)
6. Insurrectionists getting longer sentences are the ones who loved shouting
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 02:31 AM
Jan 2022

"LOCK HER UP", karma strikes again.

Pas-de-Calais

(9,904 posts)
7. IMHOP all those who entered the Capital on that day
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 03:18 AM
Jan 2022

Should have at least been given the identical punishment as a baseline.

Then

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Plenty of the punishments have been laughable snd not worth my tax $$$ in the trial cost alone.

calimary

(81,267 posts)
8. YESSSSSS!!!!!
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 03:44 AM
Jan 2022

I hope they facing having to pay a price so big it takes them the rest of their miserable lives!

CONSEQUENCES!!!!! BIG ones!!!!!

Well, one can hope, anyway.

brer cat

(24,565 posts)
9. Good. They need longer sentences when they have no remorse and brag
Sun Jan 2, 2022, 05:39 AM
Jan 2022

about what they did. Throw away the key.

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