Mark McCloskey and Patricia McCloskey: "3,000 in fines and give up the weapons"

[tblue37]

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Mark McCloskey and Patricia McCloskey of Missouri will pay a total of nearly $3,000 in fines and give up the weapons used in the confrontation.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Peanuts for them. Does he lose his law license? Can he just buy a couple of new guns?

[Hoyt]

2. Not much. Hopefully, they'll feel some embarrassment for their hatred in public.

[PatSeg]

15. I don't know

Mark McCloskey looks like he's smirking for the camera as if he got away with something, but it is just a moment, so maybe there is some embarrassment.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

3. weak sauce !

this punishment will not change their behaviour at all


I don't want to say they got off easy, but they got off easy !

[tblue37]

6. +1! nt

[Aussie105]

4. It sends a clear message.

If people walk past your house and you don't approve for some reason, and then feel inclined to stand in your front yard looking menacing with guns at the ready . . .

Just don't.

OK?

Smarter to stay indoors, then lock doors and windows, surely?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

5. I think he is running for Senate? Yes?

[struggle4progress]

7. Yes, this has been a key part of his campaign

[Progressive Jones]

8. He announced a Senate run sometime in the past couple of weeks. nt

[struggle4progress]

9. "If we didn't have somebody named George Soros in the world, we never would have been charged

with anything"
https://www.foxnews.com/us/st-louis-couple-mark-patricia-mccloskey-pay-fines-lose-guns

The poor man is obviously overcome with remorse

[ChubbyStar]

10. Quick somebody get him a new script

Dude is an ass.

[Cha]

11. Haha.. stupid blathering gun humps.

[blogslug]

12. Inadequate

But a loss is a loss and they lost.

[Tommy Carcetti]

13. I didn't expect more than a slap on the wrist.

But at least those assholes have a record from it.

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. Are they still suing a photographer for causing their "significant national recognition and infamy"?

ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis couple facing felony charges for waving guns at racial injustice protesters who marched near their home allege in a lawsuit that a news photographer trespassed to capture an image of the confrontation.

Mark and Patricia McCloskey, lawyers in their 60s, filed the lawsuit Friday in St. Louis Circuit Court against United Press International photographer Bill Greenblatt and the wire service, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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The couple said Greenblatt’s photo has contributed to their “significant national recognition and infamy.” In addition to Greenblatt and the news service, the McCloskeys are suing Redbubble Inc., a San Francisco-based online marketplace for print-on-demand products.
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Meanwhile, UPI said recently it was considering whether to send a “cease and desist” order to the couple because of their use of the UPI photo as part of a personal greeting card.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/07/mccloskeys-gun-waving-st-louis-couple-sues-news-photographer/6210100002/

[bullwinkle428]

16. I'll wager my entire 401k that someone will help replenish their "weapons cache"

under the table in some way.