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Nevilledog

(50,680 posts)
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 12:34 PM Feb 2021

Some horrors are described in filing against alleged US Capitol insurrectionist Michael Lopatic







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THREAD: Some horrors are described in a court filing against alleged US Capitol insurrectionist Michael Lopatic of Lancaster, PA. He's accused of "pummeling" a DC police officer as that officer attempted to save a wounded colleague
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He allegedly grabbed the officer by the head and threw uppercut punches
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Then... amid the savage fight.... he allegedly stole the officer's body-work camera. Showing "the foresight to traverse an angry mob to take what would have been a crucial piece of evidence in bringing those who attacked officers... to justice"


In a request to a federal judge to keep Lopatic in custody, the US Justice Dept showed this November 4th Facebook post allegedly made by Lopatic ===>
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Citing Lopatic's "wish to do harm to government officials" and "the fact that he has access to firearms".... the feds sought court order to keep Lopatic detained pending future hearings. Case is being transferred to DC. No response yet to my inquiries to his defense lawyer
8:37 AM · Feb 15, 2021

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Some horrors are described in filing against alleged US Capitol insurrectionist Michael Lopatic (Original Post) Nevilledog Feb 2021 OP
Lopatic is True Dough Feb 2021 #1
I bet he's totally sane, and just evil. Squinch Feb 2021 #2
And this surely is not his first violent assault PatSeg Feb 2021 #6
No question. I feel certain that most of these guys are domestic abusers. Squinch Feb 2021 #7
Yes, so many of them fit the profile PatSeg Feb 2021 #9
A post here yesterday showed that very thing.. niyad Feb 2021 #16
In my neck of the woods, they are commonly referred to as assholes. world wide wally Feb 2021 #21
Squinch, in a moral universe, evil would considered insanity. Nitram Feb 2021 #47
True. Squinch Feb 2021 #48
Lol.. Bluethroughu Feb 2021 #3
And re-arrange the letters in his name and it spells "Capitol" Blue Owl Feb 2021 #14
That is most interesting. niyad Feb 2021 #17
Amazing Nevilledog Feb 2021 #23
Is it his real name? IronLionZion Feb 2021 #30
Another Scrabble player? Harker Feb 2021 #34
Now, that's eerie! True Dough Feb 2021 #36
What a monster Rorey Feb 2021 #4
More of Trump's malaise Feb 2021 #5
I think for people like Michael Lopatic, PatSeg Feb 2021 #8
That is true for several of his followers malaise Feb 2021 #10
It tends to be habitual behavior PatSeg Feb 2021 #12
And then sneak out True Blue American Feb 2021 #11
Ha, so you've known some of them as well! PatSeg Feb 2021 #13
Are always in True Blue American Feb 2021 #15
Or they forgot their wallet at home! PatSeg Feb 2021 #19
He's a convenient excuse for a lot of things... paleotn Feb 2021 #40
You know, PatSeg Feb 2021 #42
That's the truth. paleotn Feb 2021 #43
Yeah and I guess that was predictable PatSeg Feb 2021 #44
my thought exactly LymphocyteLover Feb 2021 #38
Neighbors react to arrest of Manheim Twp. man accused of assaulting police during Capitol riot UpInArms Feb 2021 #18
Thanks for posting PatSeg Feb 2021 #20
Simple minded fools who think a haircut & shave make them unrecognizable Nevilledog Feb 2021 #24
"He knows. He did something and they're looking for him." Kid Berwyn Feb 2021 #29
If these motherfuckers like getting in fights. LudwigPastorius Feb 2021 #22
They'll find their place shanti Feb 2021 #45
I hope the asshole lands in prison for years as a result of this. Vinca Feb 2021 #25
Those are not oven mitts on his hands. They are worn for only one reason. dameatball Feb 2021 #26
The Knuckle Inserts are always a tell bottomofthehill Feb 2021 #35
Abject criminal trash dalton99a Feb 2021 #27
Is this man or beast? KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2021 #28
I once knew a couple from Lancaster. They had their issues, but nothing like this. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #31
Tens of thousands of Lopatic's out there -stay NoMoreRepugs Feb 2021 #32
These antifa types look really old and white with their red hats and Trump flags IronLionZion Feb 2021 #33
Republicans were fine with democracy until people of color started using it. SunSeeker Feb 2021 #37
And Blue Lives Matter says........ muntrv Feb 2021 #39
They never cared about "blue lives".... paleotn Feb 2021 #41
The part Delphinus Feb 2021 #46

PatSeg

(46,804 posts)
6. And this surely is not his first violent assault
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 12:51 PM
Feb 2021

I wonder what kind of criminal record he has. I'll bet there is a lot of domestic violence involved.

PatSeg

(46,804 posts)
9. Yes, so many of them fit the profile
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 01:03 PM
Feb 2021

I've been around quite a few domestic abusers and I can picture most of them storming the Capitol and attacking police officers.

Bluethroughu

(5,095 posts)
3. Lol..
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 12:41 PM
Feb 2021

What he lacks in name, he makes up for in action.

I hope he is locked up for the rest of his life, hopefully next to his der leader.

True Dough

(17,092 posts)
36. Now, that's eerie!
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 03:09 PM
Feb 2021

A complete coincidence, of course, but it's one of those 1-in-a-million coincidences that make you go, "Hmm."

PatSeg

(46,804 posts)
8. I think for people like Michael Lopatic,
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 12:58 PM
Feb 2021

Donald Trump is just a convenient excuse to be violent. There are people out there who just want to play out their violent fantasies. He is probably the kind of guy in a bar who would start a fight because someone looked at him "funny". Hey and then the president of the United States invites him to DC to beat the crap out of people that he already hates? "Whoa, count me in!"

I'd wager this isn't his first arrest for assault, but hopefully his last.

malaise

(267,816 posts)
10. That is true for several of his followers
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 01:05 PM
Feb 2021

Criminals cons, fraudsters, abusers of women and children.

PatSeg

(46,804 posts)
12. It tends to be habitual behavior
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 01:33 PM
Feb 2021

when the abuser repeatedly isn't held accountable and it tends to go back to childhood. Turns out that such people can even end up in the White House. "Mama don't let your babies grow up to be assholes."

PatSeg

(46,804 posts)
13. Ha, so you've known some of them as well!
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 01:37 PM
Feb 2021

And they often like to blame their behavior on alcohol, as if a few drinks made them mean and nasty. Whiskey doesn't make you someone you aren't, but it often reveals who you really are.

True Blue American

(17,972 posts)
15. Are always in
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 01:49 PM
Feb 2021

The bathroom when it comes their turn to buy drinks. My Husband had a friend and brother like that.

PatSeg

(46,804 posts)
19. Or they forgot their wallet at home!
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 02:00 PM
Feb 2021

And when they've had a few drinks, they instantly become an expert on everything - long on opinion and short on knowledge. Also the more they drink, the louder they become, as if increasing the volume validates whatever they are spewing.

paleotn

(17,781 posts)
40. He's a convenient excuse for a lot of things...
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 03:24 PM
Feb 2021

Vile crap these people have been nursing most of their miserable lives. Personally, I think they're beyond reform.

PatSeg

(46,804 posts)
42. You know,
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 04:20 PM
Feb 2021

if you've been around long enough, you have repeatedly seen such behavior in some people. They don't necessarily do bad things for a particular reason, they look for a reason to do bad things. In Trump, they found the perfect leader, who not only condones their behavior, but actually encourages it and tells them they are right to be angry. Of course, if that leader is also president, that is the ultimate permission.

paleotn

(17,781 posts)
43. That's the truth.
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 04:36 PM
Feb 2021

That's why so many of them are trying desperately to defend themselves with "the president told us to do it!!!" Really?! They actually thought they could get away with something this vile?

PatSeg

(46,804 posts)
44. Yeah and I guess that was predictable
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 04:44 PM
Feb 2021

These are hardly the type of people known to take responsibility for their own actions.

UpInArms

(51,252 posts)
18. Neighbors react to arrest of Manheim Twp. man accused of assaulting police during Capitol riot
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 01:59 PM
Feb 2021
https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/neighbors-react-to-arrest-of-manheim-twp-man-accused-of-assaulting-police-during-capitol-riot/article_7f3a031c-6bec-11eb-b41e-3f59ba4e0969.html

The haircut had to mean something, Suzie Holubek recalled thinking.

Before her neighbor Michael Lopatic went to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, he had shaggy, shoulder-length hair and a scraggly beard.

But when Holubek saw him across the street on Haskell Drive in Manheim Township a couple days after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, Lopatic’s hair was short and beard neatly trimmed.

She said she thought to herself: “He knows. He did something and they're looking for him.”

Holubek said she recalled seeing Lopatic removing pro-Trump signs and an anti-abortion sign from his yard a couple days after the Capitol attack. Later, he removed what she said were some of the more offensive bumper stickers from his pickup truck.

She knew he had gone to Washington. He had posted he was going on his Facebook page, which she sometimes looked at.

So it wasn’t exactly a surprise when authorities rolled up in black SUVs around 5:30 a.m. on Feb. 3, blocked off the street and arrested the 57-year-old former enlisted Marine.

More at link

shanti

(21,670 posts)
45. They'll find their place
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 04:50 PM
Feb 2021

among the white supremacists, and will be protected and considered a hero among them.

dameatball

(7,380 posts)
26. Those are not oven mitts on his hands. They are worn for only one reason.
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 02:15 PM
Feb 2021

Well, two reasons if you count showing off the wardrobe to your fellow criminals.

bottomofthehill

(8,261 posts)
35. The Knuckle Inserts are always a tell
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 03:03 PM
Feb 2021

If you don’t plan to go punching people, you don’t need to worry about protecting your knuckles

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
28. Is this man or beast?
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 02:21 PM
Feb 2021

The GOP's open tent sure has attracted quite a variety of critters and now they can't control the herd...

You reap what you sow. They sow weeds.

We sow vegetables and flowers...... .......

BobTheSubgenius

(11,535 posts)
31. I once knew a couple from Lancaster. They had their issues, but nothing like this.
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 02:27 PM
Feb 2021

No, I'm wrong about that. Last I heard, she was in prison for trying to murder him. I don't know about Philadelphia, but the state doesn't seem to reflect well on the "City of Brotherly Love," does it?

IronLionZion

(45,259 posts)
33. These antifa types look really old and white with their red hats and Trump flags
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 02:31 PM
Feb 2021

so many antifa committing violence while Trump supporters bravely stood down and stood by.

paleotn

(17,781 posts)
41. They never cared about "blue lives"....
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 03:29 PM
Feb 2021

It's just code for brown lives don't matter. It's the same evil crap I saw growing up, where even ignorant whites could always think they were "better" than anyone brown simply by default. They're a sick bunch.

Delphinus

(11,808 posts)
46. The part
Mon Feb 15, 2021, 05:04 PM
Feb 2021

that really gets me is that he shot the two birds and named them Joe and Kamala. That's is scary!

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