Anti-ICE Protesters Convicted on Terrorism Charges for Wearing All Black
theintercept.com
The government won on most of the charges against the anti-ICE protesters, including terror counts and conspiracy to moving a box of antifa zines.
  • Kairos@lemmy.todayEnglish
    12·
    2 个月前

    Man this country needs to get serous about juries because it seems that there’s no point to them.

    Also what the fuck is “concealing a document” and how the fuck is it a crime.

    Additionally, how is it not double-jeopardy to convict someone of

    1. Firing a firearm
    2. Firing a firearm while firing a firearm
  • logos@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    77·
    2 个月前

    A police officer responding to the scene was shot in the neck by one of the protesters, Benjamin Song, who had brought an AR-15 with a trigger modified for a higher rate of fire.

    Just sayin

    • halcyoncmdr@piefed.socialEnglish
      101·
      2 个月前

      Yeah so that’s one person… what about the others nearby being convicted because they wore black?

      Clearly because they all wore black, they all planned on shooting an officer. /s

      With this logic the police could just have someone go into a group of peaceful protestors with matching clothing, and then shoot at an officer to justify the entire protest being classified as terrorism.

      There’s a reason that’s not the way this is designed to fucking work. And it’s the exact reason non-dumbasses have been saying the terrorism laws have been overly broad since the beginning. They’re a blank check for authoritarianism and fascism.