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[–] rockSlayer 120 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Damn, it's almost like handling seditionists with kid gloves was a bad idea

[–] Ensign_Crab 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, it got the intended results.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No it didn't.

The intended results are to show others what happens when you commit sedition against the US. Republicans making thier own disappear to avoid sentencing is not the intended result.

[–] Ensign_Crab 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The intended results are to show others what happens when you commit sedition against the US.

Yup, house arrest and then we lose you. Oops.

Republicans making thier own disappear to avoid sentencing is not the intended result.

I'm not giving the legal system that much benefit of the doubt.

[–] joe 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This conspiracy theory doesn't make much sense to me. If they wanted to they could have just gave him probation and sent him on his way, right? Why go through this convoluted path of charging him and convicting him, and let him go?

Am I misunderstanding you? It feels like I'm misunderstanding you.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I mean...of course he did.

He was put on house arrest because of awful prison conditions. He should've just been moved to another prison.

What did they think he would do when he was about to be sent back? You put him in prison for a reason.

[–] BrudderAaron 18 points 1 year ago

I, for one, am SHOCKED that the violent man who violently stormed the Capital and committed violent acts against people would just up and vanish from his house arrest. It's like he doesn't even care about the law!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

Another proud coward. Big mouths, no brain, no spine.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

They better be tracking him.