if they "violently and successfully interrupted a core democratic process", why do you think the charges being levied against these terrorists are so light?
Why no charges of insurrection?
Why no charges of insurrection?
No substantial charges will likely be filed too, simply because the evidence is not there.
Those here on HN who had hyperventilate about freedoms and rights and such, but have maintained a studied silence in this case are being exposed as hypocrites.
As the days go on, it will be seen how much longer they will pretend to be ignorant.
Nope, you’re wrong. Please provide a link to a single case where a capitol rioter has been held longer than the legal maximum without being charged, you can only be held for 48 hours without being charged. The US is not Japan.
Have people been charged and held in solitary/23 hour a day lockdown without yet going to trial? Almost certainly, but that is an entirely different thing. It’s still terrible, but unfortunately legal.
I take this back, what I should have stated more clearly - is that the serious charges of insurrection, etc are not filed.
They were charged with whatever petty crimes, and then have been kept for months on this terrible solitary/23 hour a day lockdown.
If these are not political prisoners, what else can be?
If one does not stand for these prisoners in our own backyard, then what does that make of us?
If jan6 was as bad as many say it was, then we should expect to see not only serious indictments, but also convictions.
The point is it does not meet the definition of insurrection.