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teach1st

(5,928 posts)
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 05:44 AM Aug 2020

Self-identified KKK leader accused of driving through protesters sentenced to six years in prison

Source: Washington Post

A self-identified Ku Klux Klan leader accused of driving a truck through Black Lives Matter protesters in June was convicted on multiple misdemeanor charges and sentenced to six years in prison during a court hearing Monday, according to prosecutors and court records.

Harry H. Rogers, 36, of Hanover, Va., was not found guilty of hate crimes, which would have served as sentencing enhancements.

But the judge imposed the maximum sentence on each of the misdemeanors — four counts of assault, a hit-and-run and destruction of property — which amounts to more time than the mandatory sentence for the hate crime.

“Even without the recognition of the sentencing enhancement, the court still found the defendant's behavior to be of such significance that he still imposed maximum sentence,” said Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/self-identified-kkk-leader-accused-of-driving-through-protesters-sentenced-to-six-years-in-prison/2020/08/11/33af5be8-db4d-11ea-b205-ff838e15a9a6_story.html

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Self-identified KKK leader accused of driving through protesters sentenced to six years in prison (Original Post) teach1st Aug 2020 OP
this guy will soon have some really "close friends" in prison, beachbumbob Aug 2020 #1
Prison Abuse and Rape aren't Laughing Matters mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2020 #13
being KKK and racist deserves what they deserve beachbumbob Aug 2020 #14
When Tommy Chong got out of Federal prison Mr.Bill Aug 2020 #20
Thank you for posting this mokawanis Aug 2020 #15
+100. dware Aug 2020 #17
hit & run is a misdemeanor? rickyhall Aug 2020 #2
My thoughts too. Six years sounds like a wrist slap. Auggie Aug 2020 #4
It is. He got off light cuz he's white (nt) apnu Aug 2020 #22
that's what I'm thinkin' Evolve Dammit Aug 2020 #23
White Nationalist Terrorist behind bars ck4829 Aug 2020 #3
Actually, he'll be in good company. There are white nationalist gangs in prisons. BComplex Aug 2020 #6
I love the quote from his attorney. 3Hotdogs Aug 2020 #5
Rogers will be coming out to a new America in 2026. nt oasis Aug 2020 #7
Prison Abuse and Rape aren't Laughing Matters mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2020 #8
I know I don't want prisoners to be my representive in the extra-judicial punishment of ... marble falls Aug 2020 #12
How is a KKK leader attacking black people not a hate crime? Lonestarblue Aug 2020 #9
Trump can pardon him later. keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #10
I doubt it. He was prosecuted by the Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2020 #16
No, the Mango Menace cannot pardon him, dware Aug 2020 #18
Will her serve it all behind bars? Or will it be a suspended sentence with "time served"? NurseJackie Aug 2020 #11
Not a hate crime because hate was directed at people with white skins. Hortensis Aug 2020 #19
Hmmm... Marcuse Aug 2020 #25
It wasn't a hate crime? What hell is, then? He's full of hate. What an idiotic decision. C Moon Aug 2020 #21
I know the perfect sentence for him jmowreader Aug 2020 #24
 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
1. this guy will soon have some really "close friends" in prison,
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 06:47 AM
Aug 2020

karma offered a solution for being a racist

mahatmakanejeeves

(56,897 posts)
13. Prison Abuse and Rape aren't Laughing Matters
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 09:27 AM
Aug 2020

{I moved the post here, because I replied to the 0P, when I meant to reply to the first reply.}

Prison Abuse and Rape aren't Laughing Matters

What he said.

 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
14. being KKK and racist deserves what they deserve
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 09:29 AM
Aug 2020

remember the person used his hate to inflict injury on innocents. This guy deserves what is coming. I shed no tears

Mr.Bill

(24,104 posts)
20. When Tommy Chong got out of Federal prison
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 12:00 PM
Aug 2020

he was in the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He said "The stories about anal sex in prison are not true. It really doesn't hurt that much."

mokawanis

(4,434 posts)
15. Thank you for posting this
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 09:40 AM
Aug 2020

I will never understand people who think justice is served through rape and violence.

BComplex

(7,984 posts)
6. Actually, he'll be in good company. There are white nationalist gangs in prisons.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 07:55 AM
Aug 2020

In fact, that's how some white guys BECOME white nationalists.

mahatmakanejeeves

(56,897 posts)
8. Prison Abuse and Rape aren't Laughing Matters
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 08:03 AM
Aug 2020

Last edited Wed Aug 12, 2020, 09:28 AM - Edit history (1)

Edited: I meant to reply to the first reply, not the 0P.

Prison Abuse and Rape aren't Laughing Matters

What he said.

marble falls

(56,359 posts)
12. I know I don't want prisoners to be my representive in the extra-judicial punishment of ...
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 09:09 AM
Aug 2020

other prisoners and like you said: there's nothing funny about rape or shankings.

mahatmakanejeeves

(56,897 posts)
16. I doubt it. He was prosecuted by the Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 09:47 AM
Aug 2020

It was "the people of the Commonwealth of Virginia" v. this guy.

dware

(12,092 posts)
18. No, the Mango Menace cannot pardon him,
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 10:22 AM
Aug 2020

he was convicted of State Crimes, not Federal crimes, therefore, Trump has no authority or power to pardon a state convict, only the Gov. of that state can pardon him, and the chances of that are slim to none, and slim just left the train station.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
19. Not a hate crime because hate was directed at people with white skins.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 10:27 AM
Aug 2020

Virginia's law needs upgrading big time. How about if "hate crimes" are just that?

NYT: On Monday, Judge Thomas O. Bondurant Jr. of Henrico General District Court ruled that Mr. Rogers did not target the demonstrators because of their race, WTVR-TV reported. Mr. Rogers’s lawyer had previously argued that because the protesters were white, the hate-crime enhancements didn’t apply, according to the station.

C Moon

(12,188 posts)
21. It wasn't a hate crime? What hell is, then? He's full of hate. What an idiotic decision.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 12:35 PM
Aug 2020

I pray he gets seriously messed up in prison, and his stay is extended.

jmowreader

(50,453 posts)
24. I know the perfect sentence for him
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 03:01 PM
Aug 2020

Assign him to a majority black prison. The other inmates won’t do anything to him, because that fucks up your good-time calendar. But he will THINK he’s going to be beaten to death at a moment’s notice, and the mental anguish will be worse than a beating.

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