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IsItJustMe

(7,012 posts)
Wed Jan 6, 2021, 07:25 PM Jan 2021

These Trumpist Terrorists Just Violated Six Federal Laws

Source: The Daily Beast - Jay Michaelson

In a lawful society, in which our laws were administered fairly to all, the armed terrorists who shook the nation, attempted an insurrection, and forcibly occupied our Capitol would be thrown in jail for decades.

Specifically, these terrorists (they are not protesters; they are not rioters; they are terrorists, insurrectionists, and traitors) have violated the following federal laws:

18 U.S.C. § 2385. Seditious Conspiracy. If “two or more people… conspire… by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof,” penalties are fines and twenty years imprisonment.

18 U.S.C. § 1361. Destruction of Government Property. If the damage exceeds $100, penalties are fines up to $250,000 and ten years imprisonment.

18 U.S.C. § 111. Assaulting Federal Officers. Fines vary, 20 years imprisonment.

18 U.S.C. § 351. Assault on Members of Congress. One year imprisonment.

41 CFR 102-74.380. Creating a Hazard on Federal Property. Penalties vary.

36 CFR 2.34 (and elsewhere). Disorderly Conduct. 90 days imprisonment, $300 fine.

Will any of those charges be filed? Will the smiling, white, unmasked faces of these thieves—stealing podiums, breaking into offices, smashing windows—be identified, and will the thieves be prosecuted?

Trump Is Furious—but Not at the MAGA Mob That Stormed the Capitol

Or will the charging of these terrorists be as lax as the policing of them? After all, just compare the phalanxes of riot police who greeted peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters with the few and outgunned DC Metro Police holding back tides of armed, violent insurrectionists. As BLM activist Deray McKesson put it, “without being dramatic, they would've literally shot us Black folks if we had BROKEN INTO the Capitol building in an attempt to STORM THE SENATE CHAMBER.”...CONTINUED...

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumpist-terrorists-just-violated-six-222739184.html
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At least the head line is correct. Bravo!!! Someone got it right.
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These Trumpist Terrorists Just Violated Six Federal Laws (Original Post) IsItJustMe Jan 2021 OP
Oh yeah, they're headed for federal prison. Roisin Ni Fiachra Jan 2021 #1
Rule of Law....no Democracy without it. NoRoadUntravelled Jan 2021 #2
Lock them up!!!!! Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2021 #3

NoRoadUntravelled

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2. Rule of Law....no Democracy without it.
Wed Jan 6, 2021, 07:29 PM
Jan 2021

The world is watching. We all are. Bitemarks are the only acceptable proof these laws have teeth.

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