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This notion that "Trump order me to take over the Capital building" is no excuse and...... (Original Post) imanamerican63 Jan 2021 OP
Fuck that... lame54 Jan 2021 #1
I agree with you, but it not an excuse and should be dealt with severe consequences. imanamerican63 Jan 2021 #2
It's not a get out if jail free card. It's a... lame54 Jan 2021 #4
Absolutely! imanamerican63 Jan 2021 #5
Don't any of them have Moms? KentuckyWoman Jan 2021 #3
But they don't always even do that. Aristus Jan 2021 #10
So they're going with the Nuremberg defense? Nevilledog Jan 2021 #6
Didn't Work Then ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #9
If absolutely won't work Nevilledog Jan 2021 #11
It won't help them, but it does go toward showing that Trump did incite the crowd... JHB Jan 2021 #7
Thats like saying trump told me to shoot that man. William769 Jan 2021 #8
Did the murdering, orange traitor perform the Cruciatus Curse on all of them? niyad Jan 2021 #12
It invites comparisons to the Manson Family gulliver Jan 2021 #13
The age old question "would you jump off a bridge if Trump told you to? blueinredohio Jan 2021 #14

imanamerican63

(13,800 posts)
2. I agree with you, but it not an excuse and should be dealt with severe consequences.
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 03:45 PM
Jan 2021

I want Trump too!

lame54

(35,293 posts)
4. It's not a get out if jail free card. It's a...
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 03:48 PM
Jan 2021

Put Trump in jail card

The more of these vids that come out the better

Play them on a loop

KentuckyWoman

(6,687 posts)
3. Don't any of them have Moms?
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 03:48 PM
Jan 2021

Well if your friends told you to go jump off a bridge, would you do that too?

if they want to do what the Commander in Chief commands then they should be in the Military.
Editing.... bad idea. In the military you are expected to use your own brain and refuse unlawful orders ....

ProfessorGAC

(65,076 posts)
9. Didn't Work Then
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 03:56 PM
Jan 2021

That was considered an admission of guilt at Nuremberg. That defense carried 15 or 20 years minimum.
Some who used it were hanged anyway!
Not a useful defense then or now!

JHB

(37,161 posts)
7. It won't help them, but it does go toward showing that Trump did incite the crowd...
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 03:53 PM
Jan 2021

...for the purpose of impeachment and any future court cases.

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