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I dunno, it's not just the length of the prison sentences. As felons, they now have a lifetime ban on firearms which is going to hurt them more, personally, than the prison time.
And you know the minute they get out, they're going to ignore that and instantly get tapped with felon in possession and go right back in again.
I dunno, I'm still pretty sure 16+ years of imprisonment would be worse in their opinions than not being able to legally buy guns.
Losing decades of your life, missing births, weddings, funerals, your own personal relationships and financial gain isnt gonna hurt as much as owning a boom-boom?
I just downright don't get gun people...
Because it's not true. No one would trade half a year in jail for their gun rights. The idea is a cute little meme to make gun owners seem utterly unhinged.
They're still gonna own guns, will just do so illegally. I've known a couple felons who have guns illegally. They're not gonna let a ban get in their way of owning tons of guns.
They will however screech about how unfair it is when they get caught.
"No no, those arent my 37 firearms, those belong to my wife. Of course, she has the key for the safes, which means I don't have constructive possession of them"
That's the only appealing thing about these people....
The prosecutors are the ones appealing. They want the sentence to be longer. Since they’re the ones prosecuting these scumbags, there is a lot of appealing things about them.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is appealing the length of prison sentences for four Proud Boys leaders convicted of seditious conspiracy in the U.S. Capitol attack, challenging punishments that were significantly shorter than what prosecutors had recommended, according to court filings.
Tarrio’s 22-year sentence is the longest so far among hundreds of criminal cases stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, but prosecutors had sought 33 years behind bars for the Miami man.
Nicholas Smith, Nordean’s attorney, said in an email that his client “is encouraged by the government’s agreement that errors led to the judgment and sentence in his case.”
Also on Monday, a Proud Boys member who joined others from the far-right group in attacking the Capitol pleaded guilty to obstructing the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress for certifying the victory by Biden, a Democrat, over Trump, a Republican.
Chrestman and other Proud Boys moved past a toppled metal barricade and joined other rioters in front of another police barrier.
Chrestman also pointed his finger at a line of Capitol police officers, gestured at them with his axe handle and threatened to assault them if they fired “pepper ball” rounds at the crowd of rioters, according to a court filing accompanying his guilty plea.
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How successful are these appeals generally? I'd imagine an appeal court doesn't want to really step in unless there's a major problem with the judge's reasoning since they weren't there for the case and aren't looking to retry it.
IIRC the sentences were well below the sentencing guidelines for the charges and far below what prosecutors requested. Depending on which judges are paneled, there's a fair chance they'll at least be increased to lengths in the guidelines.
IMO sentences should be "conscript into UA for front-line assault" since they want to be patriotic heroes, but I guess that might be considered unconstitutional by someone.
Conscripting prisoners is a very Russian approach to criminal justice.
Big difference is that Russian conscripts don't want to go to war. These assholes do. Just wouldn't be the one they wanted.
Yeah but my opinion that is the same as the fascists opinion isn't facist because I don't wanna be called a fascist is a very American approach to posting on the internet.
Ignoring all context to make a fallacious argument is a very internet kind of post.
You literally suggested criminals should be forced fight a war they don't agree with because you don't agree with how they exercise their rights. Name something more fascist, I'll wait.
I suggested fascists intent on fighting a "patriotic fight for freedom" that are guilty of FUCKING INSURRECTION be given what they want by fighting a real patriotic fight against fascism in Ukraine.
Ignore context more.
Understand that saying fascism is ok when you take my context into account is the same as saying fascism is ok.