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65. I heard an official say that there is a minimum sentence of

Fri Oct 26, 2018, 12:40 PM

Oct 2018

30 years. They say the threat of causing fear in this way makes it about the same as if the bombs went off and so that is why the penalty is the same.

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JUST IN: Man arrested in connection with suspicious packages [View all] brooklynite Oct 2018 OP

Please please please DownriverDem Oct 2018 #1

His van had a whole bunch of stickers on it, one that was identifiable was a republican symbol: George II Oct 2018 #9

He is. SHRED Oct 2018 #29

Wonder if he was protesting Pelosi the other day Zorro Oct 2018 #53

There will be charged.... Chicago1980 Oct 2018 #2

Innocent until proven guilty. If he's a RWNJ, we HELP OUR CASE BY CALLING FOR FAIRNESS & JUSTICE FreepFryer Oct 2018 #3

We believe in rule of law DBoon Oct 2018 #7

Indeed, and lets ourselves not rush to judgment about whether they have the right suspect. (n/t) FreepFryer Oct 2018 #8

Courts rule on guilt and innocence, not discussion boards. LanternWaste Oct 2018 #20

I didn't ascribe ill motive, or 'not hoping for {} fair justice'. Just to avoid presumption of guilt FreepFryer Oct 2018 #23

I see no frothing. LanternWaste Oct 2018 #28

Our attitudes, behaviors and arguments are never without consequence - even in legal matters. FreepFryer Oct 2018 #30

The "presumption of innocence" is merely a rule for assigning burden of proof at trial jberryhill Oct 2018 #80

If you are the victim of a crime, and therefore ostensibly the plaintiff, you have no such burden FreepFryer Oct 2018 #83

Oy.... jberryhill Oct 2018 #90

I dont think a witness has a duty to presume innocence either, so what exactly is your point? nt FreepFryer Oct 2018 #91

No one, other than a jury and a judge, has a duty to presume innocence jberryhill Oct 2018 #92

There is a difference between democracy and the tyranny of the demos. FreepFryer Oct 2018 #93

People are entitled to believe what they want on the facts available to them jberryhill Oct 2018 #95

Agreed - but ur 3rd para is nonsense. Were that true there would be no libel, for one. (n/t) FreepFryer Oct 2018 #98

Also nonsense jberryhill Oct 2018 #100

The 'in my opinion' qualifier is powerful, indeed. Good add. (nt) FreepFryer Oct 2018 #101

Clever assholes are always careful to do that jberryhill Oct 2018 #103

QED. Thanks for the object lesson! (nt) FreepFryer Oct 2018 #104

WaPo breaking (appending their current story) BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #4

Thank You, BRDS. More MAGA Bombs sent Cha Oct 2018 #108

As of Ari's show, they are up to 14 now BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #110

On wow.. BUSY MAGABOMBER! Cha Oct 2018 #111

Just sad. BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #112

Seems like DOJ humbled_opinion Oct 2018 #5

Most in the DOJ do their jobs as non-partisans because they take pride in doing their job well. Nitram Oct 2018 #10

Or maybe they are really good at what they do. GulfCoast66 Oct 2018 #13

We are in deep shit watoos Oct 2018 #15

The more you speak or think that concept, the more likely you will be to see it that way. FreepFryer Oct 2018 #27

I don't understand how this would be a Reichstag fire. geardaddy Oct 2018 #52

What specifically leads you to believe such in this particular case? LanternWaste Oct 2018 #24

"A patsy" ?? That sounds "false flag" conspiracy theory. Really? You have nothing. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2018 #46

Oh, please. I suppose you also believe Oswald was innocent. stopbush Oct 2018 #55

HA! Chicago1980 Oct 2018 #6

Surprise, surprise (..sarcasm..) We know from the target list (all Dems) that the perpetrator iluvtennis Oct 2018 #17

Stickers on van Snellius Oct 2018 #11

Looks like they found the culprit CountAllVotes Oct 2018 #16

What A Dope RobinA Oct 2018 #19

Florida man with criminal history tied to New York. MrsCoffee Oct 2018 #12

tRump will probably pardon the guy and then make him head of the Defense Dept., the DOJ or Doitnow Oct 2018 #21

In Trump's own words watoos Oct 2018 #35

Trump may promise to pay the guy's legal fees, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2018 #96

THIS. No doubt! Mad-in-Mo Oct 2018 #25

Good. Now find Jamie, the 13 y/o missing in Wisc. after her parents were shot and killed. Equinox Moon Oct 2018 #14

I apologize for freaking out watoos Oct 2018 #18

Trumpian paraphernalia on every window of the suspect's van... iluvtennis Oct 2018 #22

Oh jeez,.. lots of stickers... magicarpet Oct 2018 #64

Hmm... rather obvious... defacto7 Oct 2018 #74

UPDATE: 56-YO White Male brooklynite Oct 2018 #26

Cesar Sayoc, Jr, 56 is the man's name. Tess49 Oct 2018 #36

Arrest record, ties to New York brooklynite Oct 2018 #42

He's Filipino cannabis_flower Oct 2018 #85

A true MAGA Van. kairos12 Oct 2018 #31

Ha pence pic on there !! Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #32

wait for it, the gop will say, "now is not the time to point fingers. nt Javaman Oct 2018 #37

No, what they'll say is this was a disturbed individual with no ties to the Republican Party. n/t OnlinePoker Oct 2018 #66

Wow. I guess there really are people like that out there. Calista241 Oct 2018 #47

Pics Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2018 #51

How long ago did you take those pictures. bpj62 Oct 2018 #63

I didn't take. Some guy in Florida took one day cuz Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #69

Guy who took says April Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #71

Tweet: I have some pictures of this van I saw him at a stoplight and thought is was very strange iluvtennis Oct 2018 #33

Crosshairs Snellius Oct 2018 #43

Yep, quite telling. iluvtennis Oct 2018 #45

Do you remember the date you took pics? gibraltar72 Oct 2018 #56

Wow. You might as well have had a sign "I'm the Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #61

CBS News gives location of arrest as Plantation, FL nt Snellius Oct 2018 #34

Picture of the bombing suspect iluvtennis Oct 2018 #40

That has to be a fake hairline. Calista241 Oct 2018 #48

What is it with these guys and their weird hair? leftyladyfrommo Oct 2018 #60

Fear of aging.. fear of losing control.. defacto7 Oct 2018 #77

A real stable genius that one... Volaris Oct 2018 #79

Those bullseyes watoos Oct 2018 #38

I am sure, Ingram, Limbaugh, Coulter, dinish will jump to his defense still_one Oct 2018 #50

From CBS News website. muntrv Oct 2018 #39

Name is Cesar Sayoc Jr. of Fla. NT DippyDem Oct 2018 #41

With a HEAVY dose of salt... brooklynite Oct 2018 #44

Maybe a reverse false flag. docgee Oct 2018 #49

That was what I was I was trying to say earlier. watoos Oct 2018 #68

The more simple explanation is probably more likely xor Oct 2018 #86

This was posted on twitter, an example of what's on the van: George II Oct 2018 #54

OMG the guy's van is a shrine to tRump padah513 Oct 2018 #57

Pardon my language but this guy is a NUTJOB. I'm in my 60s, white male, and am nothing ... SWBTATTReg Oct 2018 #58

I heard an official say that there is a minimum sentence of Doitnow Oct 2018 #65

I bet he wasn't crazy enough to be banned from buying guns. watoos Oct 2018 #70

Being able to make the bombs and mail them shows no signs of mental disturbance... SWBTATTReg Oct 2018 #73

Good points - be aware of copycats and VOTE lunasun Oct 2018 #84

Was just watching NBC feed on Roku ihaveaquestion Oct 2018 #59

Gag...now he's taking credit for apprehension! Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #62

I wonder what is his Free Republic handle. alfredo Oct 2018 #67

lol n/t orleans Oct 2018 #75

Think they'll hold a freepathon for him? xor Oct 2018 #82

If he can raise that much alfredo Oct 2018 #106

Guy appears to be a Trumpster. Tobin S. Oct 2018 #72

Exactly. NOT a "false flag" as everyone knew except Cha Oct 2018 #109

His van looks like a Trump cultist's facebook page xor Oct 2018 #76

This idiot sounds like a typical deplorable Gothmog Oct 2018 #78

MAGA BOMBER van Bengus81 Oct 2018 #81

This message was self-deleted by its author OnlinePoker Oct 2018 #87

Seems like a lot of bombs for one guy, though. C Moon Oct 2018 #88

I wonder if he got the shirt at the same place he got all the decals inwiththenew Oct 2018 #89

Looks like he's claiming Native American heritage. marybourg Oct 2018 #94

It looks to me like he wanted to be caught. defacto7 Oct 2018 #97

Disgusting POS CountAllVotes Oct 2018 #99

The Sayoc surname is most common in the Phillipines. kwassa Oct 2018 #102

I'll wait until he's charged.Authorities may just pick-up the most obvious Trump-Fans. Sunlei Oct 2018 #105

He had his picture taken at a Florida Trump rally with "Blacks For Trump" guy Maurice Symonette mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 #107

MAGA - Bomber Edition flying-skeleton Oct 2018 #113