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Marc Bru repeatedly interrupted chief judge before the sentence was handed down, calling him a ‘clown’ and a ‘fraud’

A man who stormed the US Capitol with fellow Proud Boys far-right extremist group members was sentenced on Wednesday to six years in prison after he berated and insulted the judge who punished him.

Marc Bru repeatedly interrupted chief judge James Boasberg before the sentence was handed down, calling him a “clown” and a “fraud” presiding over a “kangaroo court”.

The judge warned Bru that he could be kicked out of the courtroom if he continued to disrupt the proceedings.

“You can give me 100 years and I’d do it all over again,” said Bru, who was handcuffed and shackled.

“That’s the definition of no remorse in my book,” the judge said.

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[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 131 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Bru has been representing himself with an attorney on standby. He has spewed anti-government rhetoric that appears to be inspired by the sovereign citizen movement. At the start of the hearing, Bru demanded that the judge and a prosecutor turn over five years of their financial records.

Just to make it perfectly clear that this guy is an imbecile.

[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 85 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I mean if the last decade hasn't proven it yet, I just want to reiterate. You don't need to be smart to destroy America.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Maybe you need to be dumb and ignorant to destroy America.

[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

It certainly helps..

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 8 points 8 months ago

You don't need to be smart to destroy America.

Its a lot easier to break stuff than it is to build it or fix it.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Yep.

Just make promises and you can get 49% of the voting population to pull that lever no matter how you vote.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago

And yet he still only got six years.

[–] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 81 points 8 months ago (1 children)

According to another article the guy is 43. Imagine proudly throwing away the majority of your forties for Donald fucking Trump. Like most people when I was young I always thought 40 was ancient but now that I'm approaching it myself I simply can't imagine anything being worth losing these years. My partner and I finally have the stability and the means to do many of the things we've always dreamed of. It would be such a waste.

[–] notabot@lemm.ee 49 points 8 months ago

I suspect he'd didn't have as much to lose by throwing away his 40s as you would. He doesn't sound like the most rational of sorts, so probably didn't have the 'stability and the means" for a good life you mention.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 50 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Should have took him up on that 100 years proposal.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 36 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (6 children)

But, of course, he's another one who got a slap on the wrist even after flat out going Goofy meme on this shit.

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[–] TheJims@lemmy.world 44 points 8 months ago (13 children)
[–] Oderus@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

One less American that can't own a gun

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[–] Grobmobularb@lemmy.world 40 points 8 months ago (2 children)

He’s just hoping Drumpf will get elected and pardon them all. He probably would too. If Drumpf gets back into the Oval Office, kiss this country goodbye.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 27 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Trump doesn't care about these useful idiots.

They can't scratch his back, he won't even acknowledge them let alone pardon them.

[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 30 points 8 months ago (1 children)

True but by pardoning them, the next batch of insurrectionists will be a lot more bolder and violent.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Bold of you to assume Trump thinks that far ahead.

[–] machinin@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Trump is a malignant narcissist. Other people barely exist to him, unless they are actively fawning over him at that very moment. The guy is incapable of long term planning.

[–] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes, but people around him are able to convince him "Hi, Mr President, you know these guys... Yeah, it's in your best interest to pardon them because XYZ..."

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (7 children)

Yeah, maybe. But to him they're still losers for going to jail for failing to take the Capitol.

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 39 points 8 months ago

“You can give me 100 years and I’d do it all over again,” said Bru, who was handcuffed and shackled.

This is why you don't give terrorists a second chance.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 33 points 8 months ago (3 children)

And prosecutors were seeking 7 years 3 months.

Are judges ever not lenient in these cases?

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Judges have been lenient in 82% of the sentencing of these terrorists.

[–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Im sure that won't come back to bite the government in the ass.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

They save the real big sentences for marijuana and protesting oil pipelines.

[–] Mammal@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

These are the types of cases where it pays to be lenient.

Without going deeply into the history & tactics of dealing with insurgencies: If the goal is social stability and reconciliation - it is best to be lenient the first time, but then be absolutely over-the-top brutal the second.

[–] Gazumi@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago

No prizes for guessing which gang he'll be joining in prison.

[–] IronpigsWizard@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago (1 children)

So, this guys' whole thing is basically, "GRRR, I'M ANGRY. FUCKOFF AND GIVE ME 6 YEARS".

Man, you sure showed that judge and everyone else by being locked up for 6 years now.

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago (2 children)

2,190 days where I'll be out in the sunshine, eating delicious food, playing with my kids, and he'll be stuck inside most of the time eating prison food lol.

#freedom

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

But he's proving he's a 'true patriot'! Plus he'll get to make friends with more white supremacist shitheads, and nurture his seething anger against a society that scares him profoundly.

...Yeah, like you, I'd take the freedom too. But one thing the last several years has taught me: some people's preferred reality is an absolute fucking nightmare, and they like it that way. They love twerking for an elderly, bloviated, thin-skinned narcissistic TV celebrity with horrible personal hygiene and makeup preferences. And nothing will change their minds.

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[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 21 points 8 months ago

Is this guy claiming to be a hard core Antifa who was trying to make Trump look bad?

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[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah he knew he was fucked, he was just trying to make sure he was memorable enough that Dump would be sure to pardon him if he won a second term, which this guy is really really counting on.

[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Hard to tell, if you're dumb enough to talk for Trump's lies about the election, you are also be dumb enough to berate a judge.

Also could be that if you are dumb enough to believe that this will get trumps attention and he won't think solely about himself, you are also dumb enough to berate a judge. So it's kind of a catch 22.

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[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

Reminds me of State of Georgia vs Fenton Allen, court transcript by Rick and Morty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bjDkQR57fA

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (3 children)

LOL this is precisely why the Trump judges are not being aggressive. No way this case didn't get tossed or retried on appeal because of the judge's behavior.

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[–] brlemworld@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

Sounds like the sentence should be 101 years so they don't do it again.

[–] Carrick1973@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Just wanted to find out what the count of these guys being secret leftist Antifa members is... oh yeah, zero...

Yet Another Imbecile for Trump... I didn't realize just how quickly defunding schools in red states would affect the electorate...

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

When keeping it real goes wrong - MAGA edition

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[–] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes, a very wise strategy to insult the judge. What's next, will he insult his fellow inmates in prison too? Maybe taunt the prison guards? That'll show 'em.

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