Judge Slaps Proud Boys Leader With Tougher Sentence Than Gov’t Wanted | Talking Points Memo

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The Welcome Committee:

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Yes and probably why the government was looking fir a light sentence. The one he got may be more than expected but it’s still light.

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What appeal? He pleaded guilty.

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The total sentence was 395 days, with 240 days of it suspended. I imagine there will be a couple years’ supervised release after that. He’ll be “in the system” for about three years, if he keeps his nose squeaky clean.

Reagan-appointed judge, on senior status.

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A Mr. Michael Flynn would like to discuss this “plead guilty, then appeal” process with you…

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Well, he’s got another 3 months of suspended, for what it’s worth.

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Am I mistaken in remembering that the church was going to sue him for civil rights violations?

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He’s lucky he didn’t have a half-smoked joint. Might have been 10 years in jail for that.

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These “boys” need a hell of a lot more punishment than they’re getting. I assume quite a few of them are in with the cops, or are cops. This is bullshit, what they’re getting away with. They need to burn

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I only know what I just read here, but yeah, even that “tougher” sentence isn’t much. There’s something missing in the appreciation of what went on. Apart from the legal violations - burning that banner and carrying that ammo - there is the simple fact that he engaged in thuggish KKK-like behaviour. Now understood universally as terrorist behaviour. Racist terrorist behaviour.

But, it was his personal self-aggrandizement and “lack of remorse” that got him slapped instead of slammed. And I’m being kind when I say slapped.

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Flynn got attorney Powell to pull a bunch of crazy-pants stunts out of a south park episode, sufficient to delay his sentencing until pardon season opened. Tarrio is already past the sentencing step (as of today), so even if he got a lawyer to pull a Powell-style backsies on the guilty plea, the window for a delay-by-appeal is closed.

Besides, even if TFG were still in office, he doesn’t pardon little shits who don’t have dirt on him.

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Well, I take solace, at least, in knowing that he will be eating a lot of mystery substance for 155 days in lockup.

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Mike Honcho? Never heard of 'im.

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Flynn did not appeal. He mandamused. And he was never sentenced.

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“That group happens upon Asbury, a black church. They proceed to rip down and burn the church’s BLM banner on the street directly in front of Asbury.”

Enrique Tarrio: “That’s because we hate Asbury.”

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Was he the one who was recently selling BLM t-shirts?

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OT

Because they have nothing and are terrified to admit it.

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I can’t wait to see him incel.

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Spot on. The overriding response here is that despite the judge increasing the sentence, it is far from enough punishment for the severity of the crimes.
Brings us to a core problem- just system needs reforming with drug offenses treated as addiction, and crimes endangering people and property as serious crimes commanding longer incarceration.

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Merrick Garland gotta Merrick Garland. Even a Reagan appointed judge was dissatisfied by the punishment demanded by his prosecutors.

He’s in close competition with Mayorkas, whose inability (or lack of desire?) to make USCIS a functional immigration organization is a very large reason behind the issues in helping Afghan allies and refugees, as the worst Biden appointment.

Wait, who am I kidding. He is easily the worst appointment so far.

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