| ▲ | rationalist a day ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thank you, at least that article doesn't require an email address to read it. > One fired an AR-15 at the police, which goes beyond legitimate protest into inciting violence (and maybe even deliberate provocation). Uh, I think firing a gun at someone is a bit more than "inciting violence", more like attempted murder? The article doesn't say what the actual charges were. Was it tampering with evidence? Although 30 years for just tampering with evidence doesn't seem right either. Maybe there's more that they're leaving out? Another comment in another HN thread shared this quote and link: > "Prosecutors said that the group launched a premeditated terror attack on the detention facility inspired by antifa ideology, by setting off fireworks, vandalizing property, and shooting at police officers who responded. One officer was struck in the neck with a bullet and survived." https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/ice-detention-attack-defe... Perhaps the cop getting shot in the neck is why they're throwing the book at them. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | topgrain2 3 hours ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
> Uh, I think firing a gun at someone is a bit more than "inciting violence", more like attempted murder? The shot cop had drawn a gun on someone who was running away. The judge didn’t even permit the defense to argue “defense of self or others” as a justification. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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