Judge slams claims that Jan. 6 rioters are treated unfairly
Source: AP
A Texas man who joined the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6. was sentenced Monday to 45 days behind bars even though prosecutors weren't seeking jail time, after the judge blasted comparisons between the riot that day and the Black Lives Matter protests over racial injustice.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan called it a false equivalence to compare the actions of people protesting, mostly peacefully, for civil rights to the mob that "was trying to overthrow the government." She said doing so ignores the very real danger that the Jan. 6 riots pose to the foundation of our democracy."
The judge's remarks in the case against Matthew Mazzocco of San Antonio came days after another judge in Washington's federal court suggested that the Justice Department was being too hard on the Jan. 6 defendants when compared to the people arrested during the protests after George Floyd's murder.
Judge Trevor McFadden, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, questioned Friday why federal prosecutors had not brought more cases against those who had taken part in the 2020 summertime protests and said the Justice Department would have more credibility if it was even-handed in its concern about riots and mobs in this city. He sentenced Danielle Doyle of Oklahoma to probation even though prosecutors had recommended two months of home confinement.
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SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)Give 'em a slap on the wrist, and send them on their way, so they can plan for bigger and better things next time.
And people here at DU actually believe that the big guy himself is headed for trouble. I've got a bridge to sell ya.
Tacan
(97 posts)We do not hold powerful people accountable. How many subpoenas were ignored in the last administration alone. I hate it when they say "Nobody is above the law?. Bullshit!
sakabatou
(42,146 posts)orangecrush
(19,492 posts)Better than nothing.
bucolic_frolic
(43,111 posts)Judge McFadden reveals political side in court. So much for impartial justice.
Initech
(100,054 posts)IMO they're not being punished enough. Treated unfairly? HA!
BumRushDaShow
(128,702 posts)especially the emphasis on the "false equivalence" part - particularly with respect to invoking "BLM" - that seems so prevalent.
keithbvadu2
(36,722 posts)rpannier
(24,329 posts)And they're conservatives
What happened?
Accountability and jail are for leftists and non-white people
FakeNoose
(32,610 posts)... and the prisoners are all white. That's where these Capital Insurrectionists should be sent.
In a prison like that, 45 days would feel more like 45 months to the convicted felons.
I'd be OK with that.