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orangecrush

(19,569 posts)
Sun Dec 26, 2021, 07:03 PM Dec 2021

A Capitol rioter who was banned from using social media apps asked a judge to let him use websites t

Source: Business Insider

An accused January 6 rioter who is on house arrest asked a judge to let him use websites and social media to find a job and look for a date.

Thomas Sibick of Buffalo, New York was charged with assaulting a police officer and robbery, among other charges in connection to the January 6 insurrection. A judge previously released him from jail to await his trial in home confinement with his parents, specifying that he cannot use social media.

On Christmas, Sibick's attorney filed a motion asking the judge to let him use some websites to search for a job and try to "interact with members of the opposite gender for the purpose of establishing a friendship," according to court documents reviewed by Insider.

Sibick is accused of stealing the badge of DC police officer Michael Fanone, who was knocked unconscious and suffered a heart attack during the riot. He has since issued statements saying he regrets the insurrection, for which he claimed former President Donald "Trump is ultimately responsible."

Read more: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/capitol-rioter-asks-judge-use-websites-find-a-job-date-2021-12%3famp





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"A Capitol rioter who was banned from using social media apps asked a judge to let him use websites to job search and 'interact' with the 'opposite gender' "


These people are not in contact with reality.

That, and our educational system has failed us.

I expect much worse now that MAGATs are infiltrating school boards.

As a boomer, I am grateful I missed this.
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A Capitol rioter who was banned from using social media apps asked a judge to let him use websites t (Original Post) orangecrush Dec 2021 OP
nice he asked first. hope judge says NO orleans Dec 2021 #1
Right. Because there's no way he'd go to a right-wing dating site to pass messages. Solly Mack Dec 2021 #2
BINGO!!! orangecrush Dec 2021 #5
Seriously doubt he abiding the orders Smackdown2019 Dec 2021 #3
What part of the term "social media"... keep_left Dec 2021 #4
... orangecrush Dec 2021 #6
He does not need relationships, he is going to jail. bottomofthehill Dec 2021 #7
+1 orangecrush Dec 2021 #9
He should be in jail already bedazzled Dec 2021 #15
Agreed, why they let him out is beyond me. bottomofthehill Dec 2021 #16
That's a big NO! Rebl2 Dec 2021 #8
Oh, he'll soon be dating all right. Grins Dec 2021 #10
LoL un-American pos rockfordfile Dec 2021 #11
newspaper subscription will help w/ the job search MissMillie Dec 2021 #12
Yeah he's definitely date material LOL 😝 But for what species? Ziggysmom Dec 2021 #13
"You don't have to be lonely, at traitorsonly-dot-com" n/t VWolf Dec 2021 #14
try POS plenty of seditionists godfree2 Dec 2021 #17

Solly Mack

(90,769 posts)
2. Right. Because there's no way he'd go to a right-wing dating site to pass messages.
Sun Dec 26, 2021, 07:38 PM
Dec 2021

There's just no way he'd stray from the dating sites and job sites to see what's out there.

Nope. None. He's just so trustworthy.

Like any insurrectionists.

Grins

(7,217 posts)
10. Oh, he'll soon be dating all right.
Mon Dec 27, 2021, 02:04 AM
Dec 2021

As another’s passed around prison bitch.

The judge should rule no; if only to protect “members of the opposite gender.”

MissMillie

(38,559 posts)
12. newspaper subscription will help w/ the job search
Mon Dec 27, 2021, 06:05 AM
Dec 2021

I'm not too worried about him making friends. He'd probably only seek out people who are as crazy as he is.

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