So you’re telling me the jan6 defendants had no intention to cause harm to the lawmakers? Actual people died on jan6- nobody died at prarieland afaik.

Have you seen the footage from the riots? They clobbered the shit out of the police trying to protect the lawmakers inside the capitol.

For example this guy: https://i.insider.com/6009c83521f52a0018cb9e21?width=1200&fo...

I’m sure he was just on his way to rebundle some loose cat5 cable down the hall with his zip ties.

And the person who is the subject of this article, did he personally commit all the acts you listed?

The different scale of intention was to overturn the results of a federal general election, effectively a coup to seize back control over the government. I can see why you consider the incident in Texas to be terrorism, but you want to ignore the entire point of the J6 event and pretend it was just some normal event where a few participants got a little out of hand? Get real.

Give me a beak. The J6 rioters wanted to hang the Vice President and members of Congress. They had violent intent.

Ugh let’s not get all conspiracy theory up in here. Show me real evidence of that and I’ll believe you.

Until then - to say at the same time - the Feds are so incompetent and also the Feds are organizing an elaborate secret network of agitators to be at all major protests and riots - let’s just say the logic doesn’t logic.

Trump helped organize and encourage the January 6th insurrection. He was president during the insurrection. So yes, there was a lot of federal Republican help during that one.

No the jan6 rioters just used poles and batons and such to beat the shit out of police- some who died afterward.

https://youtu.be/DXnHIJkZZAs?si=zDKJcly9KMBY_GgJ

I mean - seriously? It’s ok to do this?

I do want violent criminals prosecuted. But the problem is that there is a very clear signal given that prosecution is highly selective.

I made my point earlier - if this administration cared about prosecuting violent criminals, they would never have even considered pardoning the J6 criminals. They would additionally call for swift and thorough investigations on the use of force against the killings of protesters in Minneapolis in order to ensure that law enforcement is seen as accountable to the public.

But none of that has happened. And won’t happen. It astounds me that this hypocrisy isn’t screaming like nails on a chalkboard!

Btw -

> If you want to concede that it's fascist to want violent criminals prosecuted,

I believe it is fascist to bring trumped up charges for ridiculousness. Say for example the case of “sandwich guy” who the DoJ spent three attempts at a grand jury to bring federal charges. For throwing a fully loaded Subway sandwich at a kitted out ICE officer.

Started by sending a full swat team of twenty armed agents to his apartment. Complete with a slickly produced propaganda video for your enjoyment! https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1956114803295953325

Mind you this is, once again, for the violent crime of throwing an Italian hoagie at a federal officer with full body armor.

Then they failed to get a grand jury to indict him on felony assault … finally charging him with misdemeanor assault.

Thankfully he was acquitted.

Tell me that’s not fascist.

> I think if you append "with the intention to commit a violent crime" to each item on the list, you'll see the issue.

That's problematic as you could literally append that to any action and thus condemn it as illegal e.g. met to have some coffees and a chat ... with the intention to commit a violent crime.

The problem is that there's not necessarily any connection between the activity and the alleged violent crime - that's what needs to be proven such as highlighting specific signal conversations that were evidence of planning the crime.

Also, what is problematic about first aid kits? How is being in a "concealed" position problematic?

> I think if you append "with the intention to commit a violent crime" to each item on the list, you'll see the issue.

No, that doesn't fly, and the intent isn't clear. Even if there were intent, those three bullet points still are not an crime or valid charges. As a member of the jury, I would reject them 100%.

Extending your pitiful logic just a few steps, people would be locked up for 30 years just for being born.

> If you want to concede that it's fascist to want violent criminals prosectued

No relation. Violent crime must of course be prosecuted, but it shouldn't have to depend on trumped up charges or weak accusations of intent.

ICE has behaved as violent criminals during Trump's 2nd term. Renee Good and Alex Pretty were murders. There have been other shootings ICE initiated. How many have died in ICE facilities under suspicious circumstances?