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In 2023, how are these threats not immediately traceable and punished? Even burner phones have to be registered these days, right?
There is a long history of law enforcement not taking threats of violence seriously, when they come from white conservative groups.
The Secrete Service might. As far as I know they take all threats to the president as pretty serious. But that only helps the president, not the rest of us.
Perhaps in the past, but at least as of a few years ago, the USSS was heavily infiltrated by MAGA fascists.
Carol Leonnig’s book Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service goes into great detail on how compromised that organisation has become.
That is because Law Enforcement groups and White Conservative Groups are the same group.
Considering what happened to the January 6th insurrectionists, even if they're caught, they'll get a slap on the wrist.
I'll have to find a tracker, but I think most of the insurrectionists received a very mild sentence, if any...
I think the only big punishment for them was taking away their guns since they're felons now. Though I doubt that will stop them
Maybe the “regular” people, but show me one of the GOP members who has been put in prison? Especially the orange stain himself.
Exactly, and who instigated, motivated, and coordinated it all? Where are the Turning Point people with busses to bring folks to DC? What about the congressmen who were tweeting the location of other representatives?
The cops and FBI are on their side, that's why.
Hell, a decent chunk of the posts are probably from cops.
some of those who work forces, are the same that burn crosses