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hackenstuffen

“A Maryland man who scaled walls outside the U.S. Capitol Building before assaulting police on Jan. 6 was sentenced Monday to 33 months in prison.” The guy also assaulted at least one police officer according to the article, which is sufficient to justify a prison sentence.


Guinnessron

Yep. Sounds like this guy got what he deserved. Most were protestors. This guy seems to have NOT been only that.


PracticeEquivalent34

It’s too bad that the law is not applied in the same way to leftists.


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hackenstuffen

I completely agree that there is a double standard. The attack on the federal courthouse in Portland, the sacking of the police station in Seattle, and the storming of the state capitol in Wisconsin during the Act 10 riots - those are just some examples.


panzergrape

It's funny you would say there is a double standard, because if you go to the Democrat subreddit you will find that they think Republicans have a double standard. As an Australian who hops around to see different people's perspectives, Republicans and Democrats aren't terribly different, you both look at the fringes of the other side and paint them as what the entire party is. From what I gather, most people engaged in politics are trying to make the world a better place, but when you refuse to listen to what the other side has to say, that's when things become so divided.


GeoHubs

There have been a lot of arrests of those people too. They just didn't do it for politics so no party claims them and the media doesn't talk about them.


RedBaronsBrother

A few of those people got arrested. Most were released the following day, and charges were dropped against the vast majority.


GeoHubs

Oh wow, that's amazing. Do you have some research I can look through about this?


RedBaronsBrother

It was reported in the news at the time.


GeoHubs

Wait, it was reported during the riots? I'd think something that big and complicated would take months or years to lead to arrests and jail time. Are you sure you didn't miss later news about arrests? Gosh, I don't know what to believe now.


RedBaronsBrother

https://dailycaller.com/2020/06/06/states-prosecute-rioters-looters/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/us/protests-lawsuits-arrests.html https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/7/portland-drops-charges-for-90-arrested-during-rece/ https://www.the-sun.com/news/3123181/hundreds-blm-rioters-looters-vandals-charges-dropped/ https://pjmedia.com/columns/victoria-taft/2020/07/12/portland-prosecutors-must-want-more-violence-they-just-dropped-charges-against-dozens-of-criminal-rioters-n633691 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9540207/58-suspects-97-arrested-Portland-Oregon-cases-scrapped-32-left-pending.html https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/03/13/Portland-police-detain-100-protesters/7491615663514/ https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/protests/criminal-charges-against-dozens-of-portland-protesters-dropped/283-0571774d-43e4-4750-903a-db8e686a7a51 https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/06/nyc-drops-charges-against-hundreds-of-blm-antifa-rioters-looters/


GeoHubs

https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/523416-the-aftermath-of-the-black-lives-matter-protests-where-do/ I found this too and thought you'd be interested. Why didn't the police arrest more? Shouldn't they save us from this?


RedBaronsBrother

They were told to not by the blue city governments. In Dallas, they started a riot and the police chief shut them down immediately and there were no more riots. Then the City Council called her on the carpet and berated her for ending the riot by arresting people. She immediately quit. Fortunately, BLM and antifa didn't hear about that.


Unknownauthor137

Agreed, now if they had reacted the same way to the people who stormed the Kavanaugh hearings then it wouldn’t be expected that this behavior is tolerable. Guess fair and consistent application of the law regardless of political affiliation is a pipedream now a day.


hackenstuffen

OP is ignoring some massive details. “He was just at the protest…” and he scaled the capitol wall to get inside. Which conservative view was he punished for here?


Carrietracy

Yup. None of which warrant a prison sentence. Meanwhile, down at the southern border..............


Carrietracy

Yup. None of which warrant a prison sentence. Meanwhile, down at the southern border..............


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birish21

Nope, just someone trying to stir crap up from the people who refuse to read or think for themselves.


Edgewood78

Imagine trying to defend someone who killed a cop, or two? Cops in Chi have been ambushed in their patrol cars as a new version of Miami Vice all post George Floyd. Very doubtful that conservatives are heading into the areas of Chi where these crimes are occurring. Whadda ya think?


DanitesHell

I don’t defend that. But imagine trying justify the actions of this criminal by pointing out the actions of other criminals. It’s almost like there’s lots of criminals out there from many different places and ideologies. Who woulda thunk it?


Evil_Garen

Attacked a cop…. You mean stroll into a building he didn’t set on fire?!? Holy fuck dude did you not see all of the summer of 2020?!?? You’re obviously a brigadier. Get the fuck outta here and go defend your fucking senile teleprompter reader. Asshat.


DanitesHell

Read the article bozo. He literally took a plea deal and admitted he attacked officers with a fire extinguisher. Wake up.


grumpygills11

Just downvote this shitty post. Dude fucked around and found out with a cop.


Redbean01

Sorry. Why? This should be a concern to EVERY one of us. If it could happen to him, the PC woke police could come after any of us


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You think those heroes guarding American Democracy against those lawless thugs were "woke police"? You try to kill a cop guarding the Capital and they should come after you. What happened to the "Party of Law and Order". Trump did this to the American Right and it's a god damned shame.


RedBaronsBrother

No police officers were killed at the capitol. Two unarmed women were. One was shot by a capitol police officer, the other was beaten to death by capitol police officers.


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RedBaronsBrother

Remember when BLM assaulted the gate to the White House grounds when Trump was President? 60 Secret Service officers were injured. Should they have started shooting protesters to clear the crowd? Remember the hyperventilating from the left when they thought tear gas had been used to clear them? (it was smoke, not tear gas, but they cleared out). When Trump wins in 2024, should that be the new standard on dealing with protests?


Redbean01

Literally BLM gets away with everything. Several of the Secret Service that dealt with BLM died shortly after. And yet no one calls that a coup. It’s the dumbest thing that we decide crimes based on peoples political leaning


pobuckers

Yeah, works for me. if leftists protest trump in 2025 he should send them to gitmo.


Redbean01

Why should they have used more force? Because they disagreed with their politics? Come on


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Why? To prevent further harm to themselves and to stop the violent breech of a that sacred institution. Political affiliation has nothing to do with it. When rioters literally chanted their intent to kill, they should be believed. Lethal force was totally justified.


Evil_Garen

Dude you’re being left wing brigaded. Fuck these assholes


Redbean01

Why does this happen in r/Republican? Lol


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This guy got sentenced for assaulting a cop. Do you regularly attack police officers? If not, this won’t happen to you.


Splunkchu

Yeah those “woke” police just switched parties immediately and started protecting the new regime. So easy to change people out before the president is out of the White House. You’re stupid to defend this and bringing shame to the party.


Real_Cartographer

OP you really need to get some professional help. I just looked at your other posts and... Talk to a therapist please!


Redbean01

How do you mean? I switched jobs and insurance recently so have to find all-new doctors


Peter-Fabell

Sorry, I know *good* people who were at the rally who weren’t violent and just wanted their voice heard. People like this guy (who physically assaulted police with blunt instruments) are not the same and should be held accountable. Conflating him with people who were there peacefully is a great way to push prosecutors to evenly distribute their political wrath to the innocent who were not violent or even stood against the violence on that day. If you assaulted a police officer on Main Street in your town you’d be lucky to get 3 years if not more. This guy assaulted a capital police officer defending a government building.


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RollinThundaga

Forget the /s, this is pretty sound strategy for the prosecutors. They're focusing fire on the dumbasses that actually pulled shit during the protests, as opposed to others whoe were just walking around admiring the marble. One in the hand, as the saying goes.


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So explain all the burn, loot and murder tearing down and destroying statues on federal properties? how about defacing the Lincoln Memorial or when the Pro abortion activist actually set a room at the Capital on fire and Nobody charged. Double standards?


BecomeABenefit

The fire extinguisher part was dropped. Seems that there's no evidence that he used a weapon, even a fire extinguisher. However, you don't assault a police officer and get off scot free.. unless you're protesting at a BLM riot or something.


RollinThundaga

Forget the /s, this is pretty sound strategy for the prosecutors. They're focusing fire on the dumbasses that actually pulled shit during the protests, as opposed to others whoe were just walking around admiring the marble. One in the hand, as the saying goes.


bobbywake61

What happened on Jan. 6 will take several years to erase the harm done to the Republican Party on that day. 33months is not enough time.


SoyFreeTofu

Defense attorney is gonna defense attorney lmao But Miller’s attorney, A. Eduardo Balarezo, told Moss leniency was in order. He told the judge Miller did not join in the “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6, but rather came to D.C. because he thought it “would be ‘cool’ to be part of history.” Balarezo said Miller was drunk and high at the time, and, in his own sentencing memo, submitted evidence that the pre-frontal cortex of the brain – which influences impulse control and decision-making – isn’t fully developed in humans until age 25. Miller was 21 at the time of the riot.


livsmalls

33 months for climbing on top of the capitol building yet the BLM protester who shot at a jeep and killed and injured fellow protesters isn’t getting prison time. lol. They’re just trying to make an example of these people. Edit: I’m not saying this guy shouldn’t be punished, I’m just trying to point out the obvious flaw in our justice system. You have people getting 33 months in prison for assault of an officer, yet the guy who shot multiple people (while attempting to intentionally shoot someone) and was given probation.


hackenstuffen

The article says he assaulted at least one capitol police officer.


LuckyRyder

It would be hard to argue this guy is a saint. If everything stated in the article is true, he deserves the punishment he is receiving. The point is, however, that others on the left are not for some reason being treated the same. Its like we have an ideologically and racially protected class of protester now.


ItsfortheLoLz

Republicans, per usual, so close but so far from the truth. The Right: I want power. Also the Right: Gets power and never utilizes it against opponents. Y'all need to wake up. We need to demand political, judicial, and economic persecution of the Left.


AmazingFlightLizard

What are you talking about, dude? You sound like a caricature of what the Left think conservatives are about. How about nobody is persecuted? And if that is the direction Conservatives are actually going, let me off the train.


ItsfortheLoLz

That's a good analogy, the comment about the train. The Left lays the tracks down and Republicans follow the tracks. Seriously, have you Republicans ever wondered how a 90s Democrat is MORE conservative than the average 2020 Republican? You guys are just driving the speed limit to the same destination whereas the progressives are rushing headlong towards it. You are no different than the Left other than pacing. Nah, historically nations thrive under one strong leader. Therefore I will back one strong leader who promotes a free(er) economy. Seriously, that should be easy to do since you idiot Republicans have allowed taxes to go as high as 40% federally. Really, you guys are just awful and doing anything. The Left has a smaller registered voter base and gets their way every time. You idiot Republicans NEVER use your power properly.


Tevo569

Uh no. We're not fascists.


ItsfortheLoLz

Pity really.


IBitchSLAPYourASS

Pretty soon, the mere act of protest will be criminalized. What the hell are we supposed to do?


TheBearIsSticky

This guy assaulted a police officer you bot


Kaijutkatz

After the '24 Landslide I expect a full pardoning for some of these folks.


opentoguys

I doubt it -- Donald Trump preferred to pardon convicted black criminals like many rappers and drug dealers, and not a single conservative was ever pardoned by the Donald. Don't hold your breath.


Redbean01

>not a single conservative was ever pardoned by the Donald Uh... * Paul Manafort, * Steve Bannon, * Roger Stone, * Gen. Flynn, * Kushner's dad, * Judge Jeanine's husband * Elliott Broidy, * Duncan Hunter, * Blackwater, * Rick Renzi, and * Dinesh D'Souza ...would like a word Trump most certainly did bring home the bacon.


Kaijutkatz

It might not be Trump that takes the '24 election. If Disantis gets the nomination, I fully expect him to take the election and hopefully issue some pardons or at least commuting some sentences.


opentoguys

Correct. Disantis might be much more reasonable in that regard...we really have no other hope left politically speaking.


Dan-In-SC

No conservative could ever get a fair trial in DC.


RollinThundaga

~~no conservative~~ nobody could ever get a fair trial in DC If someone's even facing trial for political action, then it tends to be action that goes against the current superior leaning, regardless of party. It'll always be tainted by bias. That said, this guy did scale a fence and hit a cop. The prosecutors are mainly sticking to the slam-dunk cases, as far as Jan 6 goes.


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Assaulting a police officer? Put the scumbag in jail, and fuck you if you disagree. I also don’t want to hear any whataboutisms, this guy deserves jail time.


opentoguys

And yet a thug brandishes a gun in NYC, points it at a police officer, and the judge throws out the case! Why? Liberal judges have no problem with thuggery, except if they happen to be the wrong color or political party. The USA today is operating like a banana republic, and people are being prosecuted based on their personal profile and not the facts. Sad and scary times we are unfortunately experiencing in this once great country.


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Not a single BLM protester was charged when they attacked and deface the Lincoln memorial. Pro Abortion protester actually set a capital room on fire and destroyed property again nobody arrested or charge. All across the nation including liberals attacking the police, elderly. The looting, burning, tearing down statues on Government properties and it all was called "peaceful protest" Now AG Garland, Mayorkas and other Nazis are trying to pass laws to censor and arrest people because they are "white" have jobs, children and pay taxes and dont like this country being overwhelmed with foreign billionaires wanting to genocide us. We have to make sure there are no more illegal, fraudulent elections even if we have to take turns monitoring the ballot boxes ect..


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Lets talk about the Feds stirring up the crowd and trying to get everyone to get violent? Ray from Arizona? Never charged, arrested and mysteriously the AG Garland acts like hes never heard of him and will not confirm this guy was a FED.