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Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio will be sentenced for seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack (apnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

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Former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio is set to be sentenced on Wednesday for a failed plot to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the 2020 presidential election, capping one of the most significant prosecutions in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Prosecutors are seeking 33 years behind bars for Tarrio, who had already been arrested and ordered to leave Washington, D.C., by the time Proud Boys members joined thousands of Trump supporters in storming the Capitol as lawmakers met to certify Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. But prosecutors say Tarrio organized and led the group’s assault from afar, inspiring followers with his charisma and penchant for propaganda.

Tarrio was a top target in one of the most important Capitol riot cases prosecuted by the Justice Department. He and three lieutenants were convicted in May of charges including seditious conspiracy — a rarely brought Civil War-era offense that the Justice Department levied against members of far-right groups who played a key role in the Jan. 6 attack.

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[–] Riccosuave@lemmy.world 71 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

As much as I know the prison system is broken and terrible, this guy deserves what he is getting.

He led an attempt to overthrow the fucking government. Anybody who tries to obfuscate that fact or justify what happened is playing a dangerous game. It was lucky that the violence didn't escalate to an even more serious degree, and turn this nation on its head more than it already has. What they attempted to do has irrevocably damaged American society, and the strength of our democracy.

Therefore, I hope he serves all 33 years.

[–] keeb420@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I'm all for reforming the prison system. However I think it's funny these people are crying about it now that they are subject to it after not caring about others in the prison system.

[–] harpuajim@lemmy.ml 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Commit domestic terrorist acts get domestic terrorist sentences.

[–] be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

.>Commit domestic terrorist acts get domestic terrorist sentences.

I mean, they said it....

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Na na na na

Hey, hey! Goodbye!

[–] demlet@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought it was only seven "na"s.

[–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

No, he has the nas right, it's the heys he's short on.

[–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Prosecutors are seeking 33 years behind bars for Tarrio

Finally some punishments that fit the crime. None of this 6 weeks in prison bullshit like some of these J6 people have been getting. Heck, this traitor deserves a one-way trip in front of a firing squad, but 33 years is fine too.

Now let's see what he actually gets sentences with.

[–] ShittyRedditWasBetter@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm going to get shit for this.

While I believe that Trump knew exactly what he was saying, and I'm sure there were people who knew what they were doing.... The vast majority of those people are just deeply deeply stupid individuals who had no planning whatsoever and got wrapped up with a dumb dumb crowd being riled up by key individuals.

6 weeks in federal prison in addition to having to keep a job as a federal felon isn't exactly a slap on the wrist. Most of what I would call organizers are being tried pretty heavily and those cases take longer against better equipped defendants. I don't think being punitive for the idiots is the best strategy politically either.

[–] charliespider@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I agree. The person yelling "FIRE" in the theater is far more guilty than the idiots stampeding to get out.

Not only were a lot of these people stupid but a lot were likely YUGE losers who finally felt important for the first time in their lives, after Trump blew all that smoke up their asses about being great Patriots.

Won't these people lose gun rights if they are felons? (Not American so not sure)

[–] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

May he rot.

[–] mephiska@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

Just read the hearings are rescheduled for Tuesday, Sept 5th. Judge is out sick.

[–] realcaseyrollins@kbin.projectsegfau.lt 6 points 1 year ago

I'm a bit surprised, but happy to see this.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

33 years would be satisfactory.

[–] corvaxL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The sentencing won't be happening today after all. The judge fell ill today, so it'll be delayed until some time next week.

[+] Sacha@lemmy.world -13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

33 years? Doesn't possessing pot net you 25? 33 years for seditious treason doesn't seem like a serious enough sentence.

United States Justice system is a joke.

[–] quindraco@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

No, it doesn't. Where are you getting your info?

Possessing Pot by offense count, min-max sentence, min-max fine

0 days - 1 year, $0-1000
15 days - 2 years, $0-2500
90 days - 3 years, $0-5000

(3 is actually 3+ but that does weird things to the list format.)

Separately, Seditious Conspiracy has a max jail time of 20 years (I couldn't find any cap on its fine), so this means Tarrio is being sentenced for both it and at least 1 other charge (which could be a second count of the same for all I know).

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Except pot is likely being charged at the state level and not federal. That'll be different for every state and some could have egregious punishments. Not that that says you're wrong or the other guy is right. Just some context.

[–] perviouslyiner@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

9 other counts - https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/case-multi-defendant/file/1510966/download

[–] RegularGoose@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess we'll just pretend there aren't hordes of people in the US serving decades for weed, then.

[–] quindraco@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Among several reasons your statement is disingenuous is the incredibly significant point that many weed crimes are not possession. I replied to someone discussing possession with more discussion of possession. Many people are serving time for "weed" without serving time for possession, which you absolutely knew when you posted your comment.

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Pretty sure that was sarcasm/hyperbole.

Edit: Apparently people are touchy today... Yeesh

[–] Neato@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

United States Justice system is a joke.

Agreed. Prison in the US is tortuous and that is the point. It ruins your prospects when you get out, too. Ensuring crime is more likely. Prison in the US is absolutely pointless in the vast majority of cases to actually decrease crime.

America also has disproportionately long prison sentences for all types of crimes. 33 years ensures this person will be ~72yo when he gets out. So he will immediately be on medicare and likely retired, if possible. At that point, the only reason to not just execute a person is because you could later overturn the conviction.

We keep people in prison so long we're effectively denying them any more life while also spending huge gobs of money to do so AND also denying them any productivity to benefit society. It really is just about the American bloodthirst for revenge.