some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agoJan. 6 rioter who 'blind-side tackled' Capitol officer is sentenced to more than 6 years in prisonnews.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1176arrow-down1external-linkJan. 6 rioter who 'blind-side tackled' Capitol officer is sentenced to more than 6 years in prisonnews.yahoo.comsome_guy@lemmy.sdf.org to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefiat_lux@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up36·8 months agoThis guy was found guilty of two felonies (plus a bunch of misdemeanors) that carry a maximum sentence of 8 and 5 years each. He got 6 years. Charles Littlejohn who released Trump’s tax records got the maximum sentence of 5 years for his felony. I just thought that 100% punishment vs (arguably) <50% punishment was an illuminating comparison worth noting.
minus-squareDeceptichum@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up17·8 months agoGoing after rich peoples taxes is a far more serious crime than treason.
minus-squareMagicShel@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoJustice will never be blind. Best we can hope for is somewhat nearsighted.
minus-squarexorlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agopeople got more time than that for property damage during BLM…
This guy was found guilty of two felonies (plus a bunch of misdemeanors) that carry a maximum sentence of 8 and 5 years each. He got 6 years.
Charles Littlejohn who released Trump’s tax records got the maximum sentence of 5 years for his felony.
I just thought that 100% punishment vs (arguably) <50% punishment was an illuminating comparison worth noting.
Going after rich peoples taxes is a far more serious crime than treason.
Justice will never be blind. Best we can hope for is somewhat nearsighted.
people got more time than that for property damage during BLM…