She said there have been crowds of Proud Boys roaming around all day.


After midnight on Jan 6, she heard voices in the alley behind her townhouse. Called the guy next door, they investigated, found two lost J6ers wandering around, both with pistols.

The guy next door "sympathized" with them, invited them into his place for coffee, bathroom break, etc. Told my daughter to call the DC cops and tell them to respond silently -- no lights, no siren -- while he kept the assholes busy in his place. Within 10 minutes, 9 cops were there -- talk about some surprised assholes when all 9 of them walked in, stuffed and cuffed and hauled them off. Daughter and guy next door high-fived all the cops.

Maybe she'll get that lucky again tonight.

This looks like entrapment, it violates the 5th.

it's not entrapment.

if the government does it. Like censorship. Private citizens have much more leeway. Rightfully so.

As another poster notes, private parties can't entrap.

But I'd be interested in having you point out to me how this story involves the citizens tempting the criminals into committing a crime. That's the essence of entrapment, after all.

...those two (once they're out of police custody) or their friends will pay him a very unfriendly visit.

I'll say not more anything else would get me banned.

Oh almost forgot, Fuck the Roberts SCOTUS for declaring that Trump is above the law.

Hope it bites them in the ass when Trump revokes the US Constitution thru “Executive Orders.”

who tried to defend the Capitol and the people in it, and the investigators and prosecutors and grand juries and judges and juries who handled those cases, and the waste of millions of our dollars, and the whole notion that it's not OK to try to overturn elections. We knew he was going to do this but it sucks hard enough to bend light.

A slick advertising gimmick.

evidence that they were too doing stuff... Well how did that turn out, huh?

Who lands in the AG post and who lands in the Administration Agency posts can not be of more importance. And I never really thought of this until now. Justice flows from the top to the bottom of each of these Depts/Agency leaders.. Just as it does from the President. I do believe in my heart that AG Garland did lean too far to the right, proven by the gap of time that was allowed to pass before the Prosecution of Trump was allowed to proceed. Had the Prosecution begun 6 months after Biden entered office, Trump would have been well into deep do do by Primary time Yes, Trump could have run maybe from jail (?), but he would be in jail serving out some serious sentences & waiting for more by election time. Everything flows from the top down. And here we are. Hoping and praying that those elected by The People in our government will be able to curb some of the wickedness that appears to getting ready to befall the USA as a whole. From within and form without.

Can Democracy hold back Oligarchy? Or will Oligarchy roll over Democracy? I think they have one up on Democracy right now, by the freeing of 1,500 hardened criminals who might have killed some people and tried to tear the Capital down. I know Trump did allot more damage yesterday, as he was floated from spot to spot signing Exec Orders, but freeing his 1,500 Coup fighters was the most violent. I just wonder if they will be the ones armed & suited up in riot gear when the protests start?

When something as tragic as this happens, we have to figure out what went wrong, Ocelot.

But clearly that was too much to ask...

The pardon power is not being used as it is supposed to be used.

True.

But Trump’s a fascist – fascists are infamous for abuse of power.

Has the power to pardon been used as intended in more than a handful of cases? Allowing anyone to overrule a peer justice system is dangerous. Not allowing them too, is, dangerous.

The legal system is pretty poor. Whether its these guys or any number of other people incarcerated, I don't personally know anyone who will say with confidence that our current system works.

And what does works even mean?

Are we restoring the victim?
Retraining the offender?
Exacting crude punishment just because?

My own preference is a mix of the first two, with a healthy serving of "public interest" taken into consideration.

The flurry of prosecutions looked to many how the Hunter Biden persecution was.. they started with a person and found the crimes to confirm their belief they must be guilty of something if only they looked hard enough. That's also wrong.

You can put lipstick on a pig but it is still a pig.

n/t

Trying to end the USA is pretty tops as heinous goes.

What a news organization.

finalized yet will now have their cases dismissed. What a fucking outrage.

Section 3 Disqualification from Holding Office
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

Did he not just give aid or comfort to convicted insurrectionists?

I mean maybe he was not found guilty of being an insurrectionists, but they were and with his action did he not just at the very least provide aid or comfort, is that not a direct violation of the 14th Sec 3?

What am I thinking - the constitution actually being followed - silly silly me

✊FDT!

No good came of it for innocent Russians that were later victimized by these further crazed soldiers.

These pardoned racists from the Proud Boys and Patriot Movement will be hurting people (immigrants, LGBTQ, and minorities) in the future, bet on it.


Links:

https://www.ft.com/content/82748bdd-5b34-4204-b3ad-d08da2c58982

https://www.dw.com/en/back-from-the-front-why-do-russian-soldiers-continue-to-kill/a-69367465

being processed out by the biggest criminal in the WH. Sickening, we are no longer a lawful country.

these people will do anything for their cult leader

And make their lives difficult.

Welcome to Fascism.

Btw thank you Merrick Garland you made this all possible.



This man is getting out? We are truly fucked.

Every one of those TRAITORS should be made to wear a Scarlet T so we know who they really are.

They can clean toilets. Work at rendering plants. Empty septic tanks.

May they be harassed the rest of their miserable lives.

May they pay dearly for their crimes.

They aren't criminals, they are just naughty boys!

Besides, they are my type of criminals, so they are excused!

I'm sure they will all go home to mommy, have their milk and cookies, and behave real nice from now on.

But Donnie has been 100% normalized so it's pretty much impossible for him to shock or outrage anyone...

Presidents have the power to commute sentences of people convicted of federal crimes, which could reduce or eliminate a prison sentence. Unlike a pardon, a commutation does not forgive the crime nor does it restore the recipient’s civil rights.

The right has used bashing bail reform here in NY as a major campaign message. But beating cops, breaking windows, stealing capitol documents and equipment, smearing shit on the walls of our most important building in our country is perfectly fine.

Dealing with my maga in laws is going to be a severe strain on my self control.