Leaders of the far-right group, who were convicted and later pardoned, allege their constitutional rights were violated.
  • StoneyPicton@lemmy.caEnglish
    215·
    1 年前

    I’m not one for conspiracy theories but I do look at as many angles as I can think of. This seems like a perfect opportunity to settle out of court and thus funnel millions of tax dollars to a militia that will serve trump to the end.

        • Jax@sh.itjust.works
          624·
          1 年前

          Oh, no need to wonder - liberals have successfully convinced themselves that disarming themselves is the answer.

            • Jax@sh.itjust.works
              13·
              1 年前

              Maga likes guns. Maga will not disarm. Maga hates liberals. Liberals dislike guns. Liberals are disarming.

              God forbid I pay attention to what’s going on in the U.S.

              • Bakkoda@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                2·
                1 年前

                I’m a liberal. Been a hunter all my life. I love guns.

                You are making generalizations not factual statements.

                • Jax@sh.itjust.works
                  13·
                  1 年前

                  Exception, not the rule - and the people downvoting me prove it. No one likes to be told their worldview is wrong.

                  Edit: look into ideologically driven murders in the U.S., then look at ICE getting 20k more troops and natl guard deployed to LA. Look at the toys they have and tell me your hunting rifle is going to do anything when they have fucking tanks and riot armor.

          • Smoogs@lemmy.worldEnglish
            12·
            1 年前

            Good thing the NRA are there to imply the right to bear arms against foreign enemies and kings as is their argument every single time. Perhaps they will implement it now. Perfect opportunity.

            Anytime now…

            Good thing we didn’t take their guns…

            Any

            Time

            Now….

            Oh and your entire idea is to blame the dems for this too.

    • FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world
      112·
      1 年前

      This isn’t a theory, white protecting white is baked into the founding documents of this country. Of course it’s a scam to funnel money, that’s all they do

    • laranis@lemmy.zip
      3·
      1 年前

      Labelling this conspiracy means you haven’t been paying attention. This is exactly what they’ve been using lawsuits and settlements for over the last 18 months. That and the crypto bullshit to funnel bribes.

      • entwine413@lemm.ee
        65·
        1 年前

        I kinda doubt that one. Trump isn’t going to make the government pay unless it’s going into his own pockets or directly benefiting him.

    • altphoto@lemmy.todayBanned from community
      18·
      1 年前

      Settlement for $500million and a sincere presidential appo…$500million, coming right up!

  • John Bruzzolini@aussie.zone
    49·
    1 年前

    I know I’m commenting from different country, but the following quote by a judge in Australia is always worth keeping in the back of your head if you manage to get let off a serious crime…

    Having escaped the lion’s den, Mr Lehrmann made the mistake of coming back for his hat

    That was a line said by a judge in Australia during his conclusion of a very high profile rape case.

    The story,

    Bruce Lehrmann faced charges of rape. This case was very big in Australia because the rape occurred in an office at Parliament House and the government covered it up because there was an election coming up.

    The criminal trial was abandoned because the case was having a very detrimental effect on the victim’s mental health.

    Later, Bruce Lehrmann sued a number of journalists for defamation… And lost… So now Bruce Lehrmann is forever branded a rapist. The judge delivered the above quote during his final decision.

  • 800XL@lemmy.world
    32·
    1 年前

    Not saying someone should dox and swat the proud boys, but they do need a huge order of pizzas delivered.

    • limelight79@lemmy.world
      17·
      1 年前

      They settled with the family of that woman that disobeyed a direct lawfully given order from a cop, to the tune of millions of dollars.

      So, yes, they absolutely will pay them. In fact, this is a “legal” way for the government to fund them.

    • Rhonda Sandtits@lemmy.sdf.org
      13·
      1 年前

      That’s been the general understanding but may not be true. Up until 2016, America has relied on the government respecting the conventional way a lot of things are done. But there have been the occasional deviation.

      It was controversial when Ford pardoned Nixon for not specifying what he was being pardoned for.

      Last year Biden pardoned his son to protect him from possible persecution by a future government, also controversial.

      Who knows, maybe Trump will shit out a tweet tomorrow declaring these idiots are completely innocent of any crime. Any challenge to that would need to be heard by the Supreme Court. Would the current Supreme Court intervene, I doubt it.

      Your simple, one sentence question had given me way too much to think about.

  • hemmes@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    1 年前

    Man, they could’ve just taken the already corrupt pardon but, no, let’s keep fucking around to find out.

    • Bristlecone@lemmy.world
      5·
      1 年前

      Just leave off the “find out” part, since anyone with Trump loyalty is untouchable. I think Trump would love to give the proud bitches a bunch of money