Southgate man who called Capitol riot 'proudest day of my life' convicted

[Ohio Joe]

A federal jury has convicted a Southgate man of storming the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection — a crime that involved him pushing past cops, posing by statues inside the building, smoking weed in the Rotunda and then bragging about it on Facebook.

"Was the proudest day of my life lol," Anthony Robert Williams wrote in a social media post obtained by the FBI. "Felt like the founding fathers were smiling down on us in that room, and I guarantee my dad and gramps, both vets, would be proud."

Williams is facing up to 20 years in federal prison when he is sentenced in September.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/southgate-man-who-called-capitol-riot-proudest-day-of-my-life-convicted/ar-AAZ59sI?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=add2d60e856c40e0baf8760fd3912515

Seems the DOJ is still not having trouble finding a jury that will convict... Bravo

[cloudbase]

1. LOL now, dude. n/t

[Irish_Dem]

2. Founding fathers and military vets put their lives on the line to save democracy.

Fairly certain they were not cheering from the sidelines.

[PatSeg]

14. Thinking the same thing

The proudest moment of his life lands him in prison? Someone needs to rethink his choices.

[Irish_Dem]

18. Yep, something very wrong with his morality and judgement.

Guess he will have some time on his hands now to do some serious self reflection.

[PatSeg]

21. Yes, the criminal justice system is doing him a favor

Like going on a retreat to find oneself. Lots of time to meditate.

[Irish_Dem]

22. As I used to tell my daughter: Go to your room and contemplate the error of your ways.

This guy is going to spend many many hours in his room.

But then again he has a lot of errors to contemplate.

Yes I hope he can find his higher and better self.

[PatSeg]

25. And if he cannot,

then I hope he is locked away long enough so he won't do any more damage.

[Irish_Dem]

26. Yes, so he does no more harm to our country.

[Rebl2]

31. Absolutely

hope he is locked up for a long time. I am sure his grandpa and father (who were vets) are not pleased with what he did, unless of course, they were part of kkk or some militia group.

[PatSeg]

38. All these gun-loving "patriots"

think they are living in some action adventure movie. If they really wanted to fight for some noble cause of liberty, they'd have signed up to serve in the armed forces, but unfortunately, there they'd have to follow rules and regulations, which I suppose would infringe on their precious liberty and freedoms.

They want to play the hero without any of the actual commitment and obligations - grown men playing childish games to fulfill their egotistical fantasies, while getting a chance to possibly use their expensive "toys" of war. Grandpa, Daddy, and anyone else who has lived through a real war, would be disgusted with these self-serving frauds. These weekend warriors are enjoying the very real freedoms that their ancestors really DID fight and die for. Get a hobby already guys.

[gratuitous]

3. Fuck around phase ending, finding out phase beginning

Twenty years sounds good to me. It's certainly a shorter sentence than for folks inveigled (some might say entrapped) by the FBI to commit terrorist acts. In this case, Anthony done it all by hisself.

[appmanga]

16. I think...

three to five years is likely. Even though these people deserve to rot in prison, if they can make a case their sentences are excessive, cruel and unusual, they could wind up winning an appeal.

[hibbing]

4. yeah, the founding fathers would have a hard on about the treason flag n/t

[SWBTATTReg]

5. And this is one of the proudest days of my life, knowing that a scumbag like you got convicted.

[Evolve Dammit]

36. x 1000! Damn right. Wholeheartedly agree.

[barbtries]

6. dad and gramps huh?

if either served in WWII, I'm not so sure about how proud they'd be.

[H2O Man]

7. Recommended.

I hope he enjoys his incarceration.

[halfulglas]

8. I read the article. It doesn't say if he still affirms it as one of the proudest days of his life

Now that he's been convicted. I hope they follow up on his sentencing to see if he's still so proud of himself.

[MineralMan]

9. We don't care, dude. Tell it to your cell mates.

Maybe they'll be proud of you. Maybe. Maybe not, though, so be careful about telling them.

[catbyte]

10. YAY! One more MAGAt felon who won't be able to vote in Michigan.

[edbermac]

11. Way to own the libs!

[Justice matters.]

12. ❤️DUzy❤️

[BigBearJohn]

13. Good riddance to bad rubbish

[Vinca]

15. Isn't that special? At least he can muse about his pride as he lays on his cot in a locked cell.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

17. I know these Magats love their Bible verses

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. -Proverbs 16:18

Just goes to show you, you can find a passage in the Bible for every occasion.

[BrightKnight]

27. or that most Magats don't actually read it.

They certainly don’t read it with their whole heart and mind.

I am guessing that it is just an empty tribal symbol for many of them. Jesus is not a big fan of that.

[FakeNoose]

19. OK whatever! Enjoy your stay on Uncle Sam

Buh-bye!

[tenderfoot]

39. What a disgusting photo

He would have made Ike puke.

[twodogsbarking]

20. As long as he is happy.

[Schmice3]

23. This is what we've sunk to.

3-5 years sound about right

[SunSeeker]

24. I love it when delusional douchebags get slapped with reality. nt

[Progressive dog]

28. He'll probably come out of prison still "proud".

Maybe run for office on his record as a strong Republican.

[NoMoreRepugs]

29. Don't EVER forget that these people attacked YOUR country.

They were, are, and ALWAYS will be traitorous scum.

[McKim]

30. Loathe but Understand

While I loathe what this man did and the stupid mistakes he made, there is something valuable for us at DU in his words. The words: “Proudest day of my life….” Are telling. What they tell me is that there is a whole underclass of about 40% of families in this country who are struggling and the men in these families have been unable to provide as in the past. In the past these high school graduates would have been able to support a family. With the Neoliberal economic policies of the past 40 years: Stagnant Minimum Wage, Rising Prices, Rising Real Estate Prices, these men have not been able to support a stable family. They have been deeply humiliated. Their pride has been hurt deeply and they were ripe for recruiting into this crazy Trump cult. Our government let them down. We need to pay attention to that 40%.

[PhylliPretzel]

32. Mr. Wms should thank his lucky stars

that he receives only a prison sentence. If he attempted a coup in some other countries, he would have been shot on the spot!

[BlueJac]

33. 20 years will be his happy time, fuck the asshole!

[SouthernDem4ever]

34. Why does sentencing take so long?

Just wondering - I really don't know.

[dwayneb]

35. Trump if re-elected will pardon him

No doubt about that.

[Evolve Dammit]

37. doesn't deserve three hots and a cot. Hope he gets all 20.