It seems the Jan 6th insurrectionists are receiving the kid glove treatment from the justice system

[dlk]

A violent attempt to overthrow the government and murder our elected leaders is not a day at the beach, and deserves much stronger treatment than what we’ve seen so far. Where’s the deterrent?

[Politicub]

1. The judicial branch is infested with MAGATs.

I’m disappointed, but not surprised that they favor insurrectionsits.

[dlk]

10. Yes, non-voters forget elections have consequences

And Republicans appoint too many partisans to the bench.

[Tomconroy]

2. It is a little known aspect of our criminal justice system

That when the number of defendants jam up the court house, the deals tend to get a lot better.

[dlk]

11. Yes, courts just want to dispose of cases as quickly as possible

Although, prosecutors could do better with the deals they offer.

[Casady1]

3. white is all you need to know

If this was BLM we are discussing how many dead and life imprisonment for treason.

[Kid Berwyn]

4. Makes me wonder if the cops aren't in on the crime.

Wouldn’t be the first treason.

[dlk]

12. White supremacists have been infiltrating law enforcement for awhile now

We’re seeing the consequences.

[wyn borkins]

5. Wolff, Wick, Bourne, and McCall

Perhaps we need to have this insurrectionist business handled by the Wolff, Wick, Bourne, and McCall firm.

Here is a relevant quotation from John Wick - Chapter 2:

John To Winston: Tell them. Tell them all. Whoever comes, whoever it is, I'll kill them. I'll kill them all.

Winston To John: Of course you will.

[dlk]

13. Sounds like a plan

[JohnSJ]

6. I will see what happens, but between this, tampering with ballots in Arizona, and suppressive

voting law in some states, I am not impressed with the DOJ in dealing with these issues up to now

[Johonny]

7. Mostly they're not being charged for murder, attempted murder, and their

other serious crimes.

[brooklynite]

8. I wish our armchair prosecutors would tell us how long it should take...

...to go from indictment to trial to conviction.

[Atticus]

9. The OP does not seem to complain about timing so much as about how those who have been

convicted are treated. I do not think a "no jail time" disposition coupled with little or no monetary restitution is appropriate for anyone who trespassed beyond the police barriers on January 6th.

These are seen as "slaps on the wrist" and are eroding respect for the law among law-abiding citizens. Yes, it takes time to get convictions, but if defendants who took part in an attempted coup are not incarcerated for some period of time once they are convicted, why bother?

Is there any doubt that if January 6th had involved a similar size group of BLM protestors, a much more "aggressive" attitude would prevail in prosecuting the SURVIVORS?

[dlk]

14. Yes, more perpetrators could have been remanded into custody and given stiffer fines

Getting out of jail for a vacation or a wedding, for example, isn’t much of a deterrent.

[brooklynite]

18. My impression is that the resolved cases were more minor trespass and property damage charges

The violent assault cases are likely to take longer to prosecute.

[Atticus]

19. My impression is that none of the trespasses or property damage at the Capitol were "minor".

The "penalties" in many cases were ridiculously lenient---IMHO, of course.

[Baltimike]

15. They committed treason and are being charged with trespassing. nt

[dlk]

16. Exactly

If there aren’t sufficient statutes, there certainly should be.

[634-5789]

17. AMEN!