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Bluetus

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30. Most of the J6ers were not violent.

Reply to hookaleft (Reply #24)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 06:14 PM

18 hrs ago

I agree that some of them got a tough deal, and will probably get reduced ssentences on appeal. But I can't stand up for somebody vadalizing property and certainly not somebody shooting from a sniper's postion.

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Anti-ice protestors get 50 year and 70 year sentences "to send a message" to those w/ similar views [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd 22 hrs ago OP

Meanwhile, area51 22 hrs ago #1

If they had shot at protestors GenThePerservering 22 hrs ago #2

from what I remember, only one person fired a gun hookaleft 21 hrs ago #13

Texass . . . hatrack 22 hrs ago #3

It was the feds. LeftInTX 18 hrs ago #28

So basically LIFE. FalloutShelter 22 hrs ago #4

Ridiculous ProfessorGAC 22 hrs ago #5

Agreed MustLoveBeagles 22 hrs ago #8

Meanwhile, Ken Paxton lets a child predator free after 30 days. tanyev 22 hrs ago #6

That's insane. raccoon 22 hrs ago #7

If only they'd killed cops as the J6ers did Torchlight 22 hrs ago #9

Some bastard right wing judge. Klarkashton 22 hrs ago #10

More details show how truly vile rethugs are. TommyT139 22 hrs ago #11

30 years Diraven 20 hrs ago #18

J6 rioters DoBW 21 hrs ago #12

Has anyone homegirl 20 hrs ago #17

OMG this is horrible hookaleft 21 hrs ago #14

Someone needs to get them appeals lawyers STAT! hookaleft 21 hrs ago #15

...and trmp wants to give reparations to the J6 terrorists. spanone 21 hrs ago #16

Typical of Texas Picaro 20 hrs ago #19

I have an acquaintance convicted of Bank Robbery in Texas as a 19-year-old maxsolomon 19 hrs ago #21

Federal Court, not state. LeftInTX 18 hrs ago #25

I can only assume these bogus terrorism charges and absurdly draconian sentences will be overturned on appeal. Martin68 19 hrs ago #20

Are these the "Antifa" protestors? maxsolomon 19 hrs ago #22

Federal LeftInTX 18 hrs ago #27

It is hard to defend people who do violent protests. Bluetus 19 hrs ago #23

most of them weren't violent hookaleft 19 hrs ago #24

Most of the J6ers were not violent. Bluetus 18 hrs ago #30

Who was the judge? Who was the prosecutor(s)? RoeVWade 18 hrs ago #26

U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman and U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor, Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn Smith LeftInTX 18 hrs ago #29