I guess these guys think attempted murder and possession of explosives is “common protest activity”?

TrackerFF 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Fireworks and flares are pretty common, yeah.

But then again, when you've been designated as "terrorists" due to protesting against ICE, fireworks turn into explosives, and suddenly there's no difference between bottle rockets and a IED.

No one is arguing that the guy that shot the guard shouldn't face harder punishments, even though he argued that he was shooting in self-defense of the other members. Charging and sentencing those other protesters for plotting to kill someone is ridiculous.

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breakyerself 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

What about moving a box of zines?

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MisterMower 8 hours ago | parent [-]

Estrada was convicted of "intending to conceal the box’s contents and impair its availability for use in a federal grand jury and federal criminal proceeding," not for just moving a box of zines. [1]

Tampering with evidence is a serious crime. I suppose you think that Trump's mishandling of classified information was just "moving a box of documents", too?

1. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/antifa-cell-members-convicted...

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tastyface 7 hours ago | parent [-]

What was Trump's punishment?

	▲	MisterMower 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		He was charged with 37 felony counts, the most serious of which carried a maximum sentence of 20 years. Had he been convicted he would have surely gone to prison for far longer than Estrada. [1] Both the crimes Trump was charged with and Estrada was convicted of are very serious. But to some people, the severity of the penalties are only an issue when the politics of the person charged with them aligns with their own. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_prosecution_of_Donald_...