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Proud Boys member gets six years in prison for Capitol riot after insulting judge (www.theguardian.com)

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Marc Bru repeatedly interrupted chief judge before the sentence was handed down, calling him a ‘clown’ and a ‘fraud’

A man who stormed the US Capitol with fellow Proud Boys far-right extremist group members was sentenced on Wednesday to six years in prison after he berated and insulted the judge who punished him.

Marc Bru repeatedly interrupted chief judge James Boasberg before the sentence was handed down, calling him a “clown” and a “fraud” presiding over a “kangaroo court”.

The judge warned Bru that he could be kicked out of the courtroom if he continued to disrupt the proceedings.

“You can give me 100 years and I’d do it all over again,” said Bru, who was handcuffed and shackled.

“That’s the definition of no remorse in my book,” the judge said.

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[–] symbioticremnant 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, you can legally vote from jail/prison, however many states, and local counties, will make this difficult. You lose voting rights for a felony (possibly just a subset). A misdemeanor does not impact your voting rights.

Without double checking, I'm guessing this guy was charged with a felony. Most of the January 6 charges were misdemeanors, not felonies. It really feels like your should lose your voting rights for at least 1 election cycle if you're charged with some sort of election fraud or trying to over turn an election

https://www.sentencingproject.org/policy-brief/voting-in-jails/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Definitely a felony, you don't get longer than a year in prison for a misdemeanor.

[–] havokdj 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You don't go to prison for a misdemeanor, you go to jail which is a vastly different environment than prison.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I thought those were synonyms !

[–] havokdj 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They are distinct in that jail is short term and prison is long term.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

alright thanks