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stopdiggin

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9. I'm sorry if I'm misunderstood to be an apologist

Mon Jan 10, 2022, 12:34 AM

Jan 2022

The little emoji thingies were supposed to convey my own frustration and a throw your hands up "what the hell?" kind of reaction.

But my point, and I think it a valid one - is that if we (meaning our justice system) are to exonerate what Rittenhouse did that night ... Then it hardly makes sense that someone who is clearly ancillary to those actions - is going to be receiving grave punitive sanctions. That just doesn't follow at all. Correct? And to argue that the two things are not connected or related in any sense - seems to me to be only facile. Am I wrong in this reasoning?

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Remember the guy who bought Kyle Rittenhouse the AR-15? Dominick Black? Was facing felony charges? [View all] Celerity Jan 2022 OP

Another example of white privilege... kirby Jan 2022 #1

think you have to put this in perspective stopdiggin Jan 2022 #2

Oh the irony of your screen name with that post. Solomon Jan 2022 #8

I'm sorry if I'm misunderstood to be an apologist stopdiggin Jan 2022 #9

A straw purchase alone is a felony in and of itself NickB79 Jan 2022 #11

quite true stopdiggin Jan 2022 #13

.............................................. alittlelark Jan 2022 #3

And I guess now Mr.Bill Jan 2022 #4

He'll be standing Busterscruggs Jan 2022 #5

It was totally expected, so I don't get why people are surprised Sympthsical Jan 2022 #6

In WI seems like for every gun infraction there are Captain Zero Jan 2022 #10

Straw purchases are a federal crime NickB79 Jan 2022 #12

again. you're quite correct stopdiggin Jan 2022 #14

I have never understood the Fed's reluctance to go after straw purchasers. SYFROYH Jan 2022 #7