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Botany

(70,829 posts)
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 02:35 PM Aug 2023

FAFO "Former Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sobbed as he was sentenced to 17 Years"

Former Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sobbed as he was sentenced to 17 years in prison over his role in the January 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol.

Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Zachary Rehl and Enrique Tarrio were all found guilty of seditious conspiracy by a Washington D.C. jury after they broke into the Capitol following the 2020 election.

During his sentencing on Thursday, Biggs' lawyers argued he did not assault anyone as they asked for leniency.

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The judge ruled that Biggs was qualified for a terrorism sentencing enhancement because he teared down of a fence that stood between police and rioters.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12466883/Proud-Boys-Joe-Biggs-sentence.html

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Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs, 37, who was seen in video yelling "This is awesome' as he entered US Capitol."

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FAFO "Former Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sobbed as he was sentenced to 17 Years" (Original Post) Botany Aug 2023 OP
Aryan Brotherhood material. 617Blue Aug 2023 #1
FAFO, cry baby. Don't cry in prison Recycle_Guru Aug 2023 #2
Ha! underpants Aug 2023 #3
What's he sobbing for, as if a long sentence was unexpected? brush Aug 2023 #4
Excellent analysis Attilatheblond Aug 2023 #6
God the whining, he said he was just "curious" 617Blue Aug 2023 #8
Did he say: "This is not who I am"? Aristus Aug 2023 #9
He was curious to find out if he could get away with it dalton99a Aug 2023 #15
Like a spoiled child realizing his violent cosplay was a really bad idea. Justice matters. Aug 2023 #39
37? He looks a good 15 years older. Cobalt Violet Aug 2023 #5
True GPV Aug 2023 #10
Yeah. He ain't aging too good. 3Hotdogs Aug 2023 #13
he is 39 or 40 Celerity Aug 2023 #28
He doesn't look a day over 55! Cobalt Violet Aug 2023 #44
yes, I think he looks at least 55 Celerity Aug 2023 #48
Agree. An old looking 37. yonder Aug 2023 #43
I wish there was video. SYFROYH Aug 2023 #7
Yes MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2023 #45
Was he crying because he suddenly realized that he would have eat nearly 20 years 4lbs Aug 2023 #11
Classic. 2naSalit Aug 2023 #12
By demonstrating exemplary compliance with institutional regulations, struggle4progress Aug 2023 #14
Or he could give up the sources of the Proud Boys money. For some off his sentence. Botany Aug 2023 #21
Wonder how many promises those sources have given to keep him silent. erronis Aug 2023 #31
I bet these geniuses never even thought to learn who was "sponsoring" their shenanigans. jaxexpat Aug 2023 #34
I might be wrong but I think many of them were ... Botany Aug 2023 #49
Awwww Hekate Aug 2023 #16
"teared down"? hatrack Aug 2023 #17
I feel the advancement of my mortality every time I see imitation journalism like that. jaxexpat Aug 2023 #37
They meant taired down. yonder Aug 2023 #47
When in doubt about tenses, there's always a dictionary. sinkingfeeling Aug 2023 #51
Sorry, dude, my violin's broken. malthaussen Aug 2023 #18
We have a nice place in Colorado for him Botany Aug 2023 #24
Western NY has a comfy cozy place MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2023 #52
I seem to have misplaced my tiny violin. Permanut Aug 2023 #19
I always say: 'Where's my fucking violin?" louis-t Aug 2023 #42
Well, now he can be proud in prison GoodRaisin Aug 2023 #20
Is that one of the "Stand by" boys Cha Aug 2023 #22
Hopefully they included the fact they were using walkie talkies to direct the insurrection. LiberalFighter Aug 2023 #23
Should've considered that when you broke the law mr trump lover...no pity! PortTack Aug 2023 #25
Let me guess: straight to Florence jmowreader Aug 2023 #26
Tiedrich? louis-t Aug 2023 #46
Joe's Biggs crocodile tears, This is awesome to quote the Bigg loser MagickMuffin Aug 2023 #27
One of my in-laws went to the insurrection. He's a well-respected doctor. He was never arrested and liberal_mama Aug 2023 #29
Sorry about having that in-law connection. Even the hangers-on, the normies are dangerous. erronis Aug 2023 #32
Sobbing Boys IronLionZion Aug 2023 #30
Racist, misogynist, anti-queer, lying seditious fascist wants leniency? Duncan Grant Aug 2023 #33
He's lucky he wasn't around La Bretagne back in June 1944... Justice matters. Aug 2023 #40
Rehl sentenced to 15 YEARS bigtree Aug 2023 #35
Ha! Ha! ... Idiot masmdu Aug 2023 #36
Joe Biggs on J6: "I have a fucking hard-on!" catbyte Aug 2023 #38
A brave soldier MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2023 #41
Yo, Joey! You know who ISN'T locked up? Sky Jewels Aug 2023 #50
Most of these clowns... appmanga Aug 2023 #53
Joe Biggs in happier days BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 2023 #54
I'd rather MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2023 #55
No crystal meth in prison Botany Aug 2023 #59
K&R Blue Owl Aug 2023 #56
He knocked over a female police office as he tore down the fence meadowlander Aug 2023 #57
That's the guy who kept yelling "I have a boner" over and over, right? Iggo Aug 2023 #58
He has 17 years to wipe those tears away, so long sucker! Emile Aug 2023 #60
Lucky to live in a country where he's not being hung or shot out of the sky. meadowlander Aug 2023 #61
Boo-fucking-Hoo. calimary Aug 2023 #62
Deep down, he was probably a low level bigot and racist. Xolodno Sep 2023 #63

brush

(54,304 posts)
4. What's he sobbing for, as if a long sentence was unexpected?
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 02:50 PM
Aug 2023

He knew Oathkeeper Stewart Rhodes got 18 years. Did he think he was special or something?

Apparently these guys live in fantasy worlds of imagination where they and their militia buddies will be heroes when they overthrow a tyrannical government and water the tree of liberty with blood.

Reality intruded and the cosplay he-man cries in disbelief.

Unbelievable.

617Blue

(1,287 posts)
8. God the whining, he said he was just "curious"
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 03:07 PM
Aug 2023

They all sound like junior highschoolers who got caught smoking. Fucking tough guys.

Justice matters.

(6,991 posts)
39. Like a spoiled child realizing his violent cosplay was a really bad idea.
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 04:45 PM
Aug 2023

Regrets for 17 years in solitary 23 hours a day each day.

Celerity

(44,285 posts)
28. he is 39 or 40
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 04:11 PM
Aug 2023
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/20/us/proud-boys-joseph-biggs-federal-charges/index.html

January 21, 2021

Joseph Randall Biggs, 37, of Florida was arrested Wednesday and is facing three counts – obstruction of a proceeding, entering restricted grounds and disorderly conduct – for his part in the siege of the Capitol on January 6, according to the Justice Department and an FBI affidavit. The FBI described Biggs in the affidavit as an organizer for the Proud Boys.

yonder

(9,707 posts)
43. Agree. An old looking 37.
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 05:04 PM
Aug 2023

Just noticed at least 3 in the photo are carrying those $25 dollar Baofeng 5-watt HT radios.

I suppose that's what peaceful and curious tourists always do. Tactical comms for curiosity, I guess.

4lbs

(6,891 posts)
11. Was he crying because he suddenly realized that he would have eat nearly 20 years
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 03:24 PM
Aug 2023

of prison food? Day after day.... week after week.... month after month...

struggle4progress

(118,493 posts)
14. By demonstrating exemplary compliance with institutional regulations,
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 03:31 PM
Aug 2023

he could shave a couple of years off his sentence

Botany

(70,829 posts)
21. Or he could give up the sources of the Proud Boys money. For some off his sentence.
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 03:45 PM
Aug 2023

I am willing to bet that money came from Russia, Ginni Thomas, Roger Stone, Koch Brothers,
Fossil Fuel Industries, Saudi Arabia, Harlan Crow, the Mercers, and ????

God it would be great to see Roger Stone frog marched from his home into a FBI car.

That dirty money and where it is from is one of the reasons McCarthy, Jordan, Cruz, Fox News,
and Bannon are screaming so loud.

erronis

(15,711 posts)
31. Wonder how many promises those sources have given to keep him silent.
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 04:27 PM
Aug 2023

Not that they'd ever want to actually pay him off if he escapes alive. He's a worthless POS to them and to the rest of the world. Spent his wad and what did he get? A nice new set of prison-issue clothes.

jaxexpat

(7,010 posts)
34. I bet these geniuses never even thought to learn who was "sponsoring" their shenanigans.
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 04:38 PM
Aug 2023

If they'd been curious enough to see just how far up the food chain and where the conspiracy went, they might have learned enough to create a path to "cooperative witness-ville". Tell me these whackos didn't actually believe the system would make exceptions for their sorry whining.

The great thing about the "greatest generation" is they never imagined they were better or more exceptional than others. They'd seen how the clever guys as well as the most unsophisticated were all ultimately the same in a very real and inescapable aspect. They were in true equality, all protentional enemy bullet stoppers.

Botany

(70,829 posts)
49. I might be wrong but I think many of them were ...
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 05:14 PM
Aug 2023

....operating under the idea that a President Trump would
pardon them for their crimes they committed to make
him a dictator so he could avoid prison and civil penalties.

FAFO

He is looking at at least 14.5 years before parole.

GoodRaisin

(8,969 posts)
20. Well, now he can be proud in prison
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 03:43 PM
Aug 2023

where all those proud assholes need to be anyway. Another criminal off the streets and one less vote for Republicans. Good.

PortTack

(32,912 posts)
25. Should've considered that when you broke the law mr trump lover...no pity!
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 04:01 PM
Aug 2023

Last edited Thu Aug 31, 2023, 04:51 PM - Edit history (1)

How’s it feel to give 17 yrs of your life and most of the rest of your time as a younger man to a two bit phony con man?

jmowreader

(50,674 posts)
26. Let me guess: straight to Florence
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 04:02 PM
Aug 2023

We CAN NOT allow Tiedrich and Tarrio into general population at any prison in the country. They will immediately start training a new generation of fucking Nazis who will be far worse than the Proud Boys ever were. And the government knows this.

MagickMuffin

(16,076 posts)
27. Joe's Biggs crocodile tears, This is awesome to quote the Bigg loser
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 04:05 PM
Aug 2023



All this time they thought they get to drink our tears, only to learn it’s their very own tears they get to drown themselves in.


liberal_mama

(1,495 posts)
29. One of my in-laws went to the insurrection. He's a well-respected doctor. He was never arrested and
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 04:23 PM
Aug 2023

he claimed that he didn't go into the Capitol building, just participated in the protests outside, but he might be lying! After all, he is a Trumper.

Glad to finally see some stiff sentences being passed out, especially for a POS like this asshole. The crying at sentencing is a bonus.

erronis

(15,711 posts)
32. Sorry about having that in-law connection. Even the hangers-on, the normies are dangerous.
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 04:31 PM
Aug 2023

Perhaps they didn't bludgeon the police, trash/filth the Capitol; but they were there to support those that would. And support the possible take-over of the government by the turd and his supporters.

Hope you are able to cope with this situation. I would probably not be able to keep any contact.

Duncan Grant

(8,304 posts)
33. Racist, misogynist, anti-queer, lying seditious fascist wants leniency?
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 04:37 PM
Aug 2023

Yeah? **** that. Good riddance. Next.

Justice matters.

(6,991 posts)
40. He's lucky he wasn't around La Bretagne back in June 1944...
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 04:52 PM
Aug 2023

...serving under the criminal hair-mustache-fuerher of that time.

bigtree

(86,180 posts)
35. Rehl sentenced to 15 YEARS
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 04:38 PM
Aug 2023

Brandi Buchman @Brandi_Buchman
BREAKING: Proud Boy Zachary Rehl, after being convicted of seditious conspiracy, is sentenced to 15 YEARS.

catbyte

(34,655 posts)
38. Joe Biggs on J6: "I have a fucking hard-on!"
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 04:41 PM
Aug 2023

So, Tough Guy, where's your hard-on now?

Asshole. Traitor. Crybaby. Coward. Felon.

appmanga

(623 posts)
53. Most of these clowns...
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 05:34 PM
Aug 2023

...are nothing but punks who feel like tough guys when they have a gun in their hands and other goons to back them up. And he has to do 85 percent of those 17 years. Hah hah!

meadowlander

(4,416 posts)
57. He knocked over a female police office as he tore down the fence
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 08:34 PM
Aug 2023

and gave her a concussion.

Funny how that didn't make it into his statement.

She was one of the people who testified on the first day of the hearings and he was part of the group that assaulted her.

Iggo

(47,679 posts)
58. That's the guy who kept yelling "I have a boner" over and over, right?
Thu Aug 31, 2023, 08:50 PM
Aug 2023

Now all he wants is to be a good dad? Should’ve thought of that on January 5th, buddy.

Lucky you’re not swinging from a rope.

Xolodno

(6,437 posts)
63. Deep down, he was probably a low level bigot and racist.
Fri Sep 1, 2023, 01:55 AM
Sep 2023

But started listening to RW news that affirmed his low level flaw which helped him bring them out into the open. Then went to RW hate media which made him triple down on it. Then made it into a movement. And then started believing his own bullshit.

And. Not. Fucking. Once. Thought. About. The. Consequences.

Just like the "yes men" of Nazi Germany. Realized their screw up after the fact when the consequences occur. These idiots believe the Military is full of people who will come to their support and are given a wake up call when they don't or even take them down.

Don't believe your own bullshit and listen to opposing views to challenge your thinking.

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