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DetlefK

(16,670 posts)
Thu Apr 1, 2021, 01:25 PM Apr 2021

This smart-ass Jan-6th rioter will have a rude awakening in court...

https://www.rawstory.com/gabriel-garcia/

Gabriel Garcia, a former U.S. Army captain and failed Florida House of Representatives candidate from Miami, streamed live video from the insurrection yelling, "Nancy, come out and play," and denouncing so-called "traitors" as Donald Trump's supporters sought to overturn his election loss. But he told the Miami Herald that he wasn't trespassing because no police officers stopped him.

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... he admits to ominously paraphrasing a quote from the 1979 movie "The Warriors" but insists he wasn't threatening the House Speaker outside her office.

"Which Nancy am I talking about? I never said speaker of the house. Nancy Lopez? Maybe Nancy Reagan?" Garcia said, referring to one of his patio and roofing customers and the late first lady. "Is there proof I was talking about Nancy Pelosi? Can you prove it? Or anybody out there? I would love to see the proof. If someone can get in my head and tell me, hey, I'm talking about Nancy Pelosi, but no, I wasn't."


Oh, wow, that's smart!!! They cannot prove 100% that he meant Nancy Pelosi!!! Woooooooooooooow!!!!!

Except that the prosecutor doesn't need to provide 100% proof on ANYTHING. He just needs to provide proof "beyond a reasonable doubt".
(The courts have various levels of how strong a proof needs to be, depending on the legal situation at hand. All judges and all lawyers know these different standards of proof for different circumstances like the back of their hand. And "100% proof" doesn't exist in the US legal system.)

Is there reasonable doubt that he adressed the most famous Nancy of the US while knowing that she was within earshot? He said so himself in the interview: He wanted to make his voice heard. Heard by whom if not the Nancy in earshot?
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This smart-ass Jan-6th rioter will have a rude awakening in court... (Original Post) DetlefK Apr 2021 OP
Crook be crooked. LakeArenal Apr 2021 #1
This guy was an Army Officer? Turbineguy Apr 2021 #2
One need not wonder any longer EYESORE 9001 Apr 2021 #6
His cell mate should call him "Nancy". Omnipresent Apr 2021 #3
Prison rape jokes are soooo funny obamanut2012 Apr 2021 #8
No. Not funny. Treefrog Apr 2021 #9
Good luck with that defense Takket Apr 2021 #4
I thought... LPBBEAR Apr 2021 #5
Threatening the Speaker is probably one of the smaller charges against him. lagomorph777 Apr 2021 #7
I'm guessing this guy has no lawyer FakeNoose Apr 2021 #10

Turbineguy

(40,213 posts)
2. This guy was an Army Officer?
Thu Apr 1, 2021, 01:31 PM
Apr 2021

When did they stop training these people. Or maybe he just didn't listen in class.

EYESORE 9001

(29,889 posts)
6. One need not wonder any longer
Thu Apr 1, 2021, 02:03 PM
Apr 2021

why the practice of ‘fragging’ came into existence. Not saying I approve...but I understand.

Takket

(23,803 posts)
4. Good luck with that defense
Thu Apr 1, 2021, 01:33 PM
Apr 2021

And does it matter what Nancy? He stormed the capital. He deserves life in prison for being a terrorist trying to destroy our government and install a dictator.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
7. Threatening the Speaker is probably one of the smaller charges against him.
Thu Apr 1, 2021, 02:06 PM
Apr 2021

They'll nail him on several other things, regardless of this (obviously silly) claim.

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