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jgo

(868 posts)
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 07:05 PM Mar 2023

House GOP investigates treatment of Jan. 6 defendants at D.C. jail

Source: Washington Post

House Republicans have launched an investigation into how those charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol have been treated in jail — as some in the party try to portray the insurrection as a peaceful gathering while casting defendants as victims.

In the letter, members of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee allege “inhumane treatment” of Jan. 6 defendants and claim they are being treated differently from other prisoners, “violating detainees’ constitutional and human rights.” The Republicans claim the defendants have been subjected to a lack of medical care, unsanitary living conditions and difficulty accessing their lawyers.

Greene also contends that some of those incarcerated had been “denied access to a Bible,” suggesting such treatment was discrimination for their beliefs and constituted potential “human rights abuses.”

The members of Congress asked for full access to the District jails so they can review the facilities, interview employees and speak to those incarcerated. They also requested documents relating to the defendants’ cases and jail complaints, along with documents about the jails’ “covid-19 policies since January 7, 2021.”


Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/10/jan-6-defendants-dc-jail-gop/

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House GOP investigates treatment of Jan. 6 defendants at D.C. jail (Original Post) jgo Mar 2023 OP
Fuck them! If they do get into the jail, lock'em in and throw away the key! machoneman Mar 2023 #1
Maybe they should have read some of that Bible before they committed violent crimes Walleye Mar 2023 #2
Or not jmowreader Mar 2023 #20
Anything but do their jobs. 2naSalit Mar 2023 #3
You would think that they would want to be water boarding them. LW1977 Mar 2023 #4
Why would GOP care about all those supposed Antifa folks who they claimed were the insurrection? keithbvadu2 Mar 2023 #5
Snowflakes... Tough guy in prison keithbvadu2 Mar 2023 #7
Womp womp. paleotn Mar 2023 #9
I wonder if this guy knows what calisthenics or isometrics are? thenelm1 Mar 2023 #10
"Can someone get a message back to him and let him know his leader is enjoying the omelette bar" emulatorloo Mar 2023 #17
Police Officer Sicknick has less room then you. BOSSHOG Mar 2023 #18
Bullshit; you CAN work out; pushups, dips & squats oldsoftie Mar 2023 #29
For a party that made such a big deal during the midterms SledDriver Mar 2023 #6
But innocent children kept in cages doesn't worry them a bit. paleotn Mar 2023 #8
Great point. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #25
Yeah, white man in jail bad. Kids ripped from parents and behind bars good. Eat it sucker! machoneman Mar 2023 #26
Traitors!!! edhopper Mar 2023 #11
Keeping Jan 6 living rent free in voters minds is not a win for Republicon Party. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #12
So Republicans now care about prison conditions? OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2023 #13
Yeah really. Just for the MAGATS they want to make martyrs. Evolve Dammit Mar 2023 #14
lol, my first thought was, "So now he's all "fuck the police"? intheflow Mar 2023 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author turbinetree Mar 2023 #15
Outright Liars and Propagandists. Who is the mastermind behind this craven PR blitz? emulatorloo Mar 2023 #16
It is a long-running reich wing trope that J6 prisoners are maltreated. The Magistrate (DU) said Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2023 #24
Thank you. And a hat tip to both you and The Magistrate. emulatorloo Mar 2023 #32
This could backfire against them. The perfect excuse to improve prison conditions for everybody - Martin68 Mar 2023 #19
womp womp -- little proud boy doesn't like jail nt orleans Mar 2023 #21
Black men get stopped by police for a minor traffic violation and end up dead. Lonestarblue Mar 2023 #22
Tough shit, fascists. (nt) Paladin Mar 2023 #23
They're currently in prison after investigation of how they treated the Capitol Police on January 6th Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 #27
I am sure this will go well for them. (sarcasm) everyonematters Mar 2023 #28
GOPers need to have some cheese with their whine. Eyeball_Kid Mar 2023 #31
Dems can use this to improve our prison system sindri Mar 2023 #33
I remember when I saw this before. During the Vietnam War. JohnnyRingo Mar 2023 #34
The first and only time a Republican has been concerned about prison conditions. Lame. Martin68 Mar 2023 #35
Don't do the Crime if you can't do the Time Captain Zero Mar 2023 #36
PUT THEM IN GENERAL POPULATION The Jungle 1 Mar 2023 #37

LW1977

(1,227 posts)
4. You would think that they would want to be water boarding them.
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 07:19 PM
Mar 2023

Isn’t that what they do to suspected terrorists…. Oh wait they’re mostly white Christians, it only applies to non-white non-Christian terrorists.

keithbvadu2

(36,360 posts)
7. Snowflakes... Tough guy in prison
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 07:24 PM
Mar 2023

Tough guy in prison

Proud Boys’ leader Joe Biggs, who organized and led the PBs on Jan 6 with Ethan Nordean, just issued a statement from his jail cell complaining about how bad it is.

Part 1...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E68LL4nWQAEBZ03?format=jpg&name=small

Part 2...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E68P7oiXMAUwzxO?format=jpg&name=small

video with his new violence bat...

.


thenelm1

(843 posts)
10. I wonder if this guy knows what calisthenics or isometrics are?
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 07:45 PM
Mar 2023

Both can be done pretty much anywhere. "If can't the time, don't do the crime."

emulatorloo

(43,979 posts)
17. "Can someone get a message back to him and let him know his leader is enjoying the omelette bar"
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 09:42 PM
Mar 2023

“Can someone get a message back to him and let him know his leader is enjoying the omelette bar at his resort.“

Great reply in that thread:


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oldsoftie

(12,409 posts)
29. Bullshit; you CAN work out; pushups, dips & squats
Sat Mar 11, 2023, 09:29 AM
Mar 2023

And I dont know of any jail cell where you get a private shitter

SledDriver

(2,049 posts)
6. For a party that made such a big deal during the midterms
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 07:24 PM
Mar 2023

about the economy and inflation, they haven't put forward any proposals for economic legislation.
Just a lot of this BS.


paleotn

(17,778 posts)
8. But innocent children kept in cages doesn't worry them a bit.
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 07:40 PM
Mar 2023

Oh, sorry. Brown children. I guess that makes a difference in their tiny little minds.

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,773 posts)
12. Keeping Jan 6 living rent free in voters minds is not a win for Republicon Party.
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 07:56 PM
Mar 2023

It's a win for RepubliQon primary candidates.

The set of people who believe Jan 6 was just a protest and not an insurrection has hit its peak. History, and even short term history is not kind to masterminds, criminals, followers and dupes. Hmm, odd to think of the rump as a mastermind, but given the nature of his minions, he is in the running for the brightest of the bunch. As to his followers and dupes: those two groups are one and the same.

Time will not gain him any more of the above. And he will quickly lose many or most of the Republicons who have sold their souls for a little money and a little power, as they search for alternatives.

Response to jgo (Original post)

emulatorloo

(43,979 posts)
16. Outright Liars and Propagandists. Who is the mastermind behind this craven PR blitz?
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 09:38 PM
Mar 2023

Tucker Carlson?

Greene and her cohorts are too dumb to come up with this. Nonetheless they are despicable. Every time I think they have reached the bottom, they go lower.

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,773 posts)
24. It is a long-running reich wing trope that J6 prisoners are maltreated. The Magistrate (DU) said
Sat Mar 11, 2023, 08:42 AM
Mar 2023

The Magistrate quoted it well:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3043401
Most Conservative Outrage, Sir, Is simply sheltered people getting acquainted with how things work...

"No one feels more keenly the injustice of our justice system then a middle-aged white man of conservative views caught in its toils for the very first time."

Martin68

(22,663 posts)
19. This could backfire against them. The perfect excuse to improve prison conditions for everybody -
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 11:08 PM
Mar 2023

including Black people...

Lonestarblue

(9,874 posts)
22. Black men get stopped by police for a minor traffic violation and end up dead.
Sat Mar 11, 2023, 06:06 AM
Mar 2023

This guy attacked police and got just a prison sentence. He expected the Hyatt Regency?

Rhiannon12866

(202,958 posts)
27. They're currently in prison after investigation of how they treated the Capitol Police on January 6th
Sat Mar 11, 2023, 09:08 AM
Mar 2023

everyonematters

(3,430 posts)
28. I am sure this will go well for them. (sarcasm)
Sat Mar 11, 2023, 09:12 AM
Mar 2023

Don't forget. This is all being driven by the Republican base. They are disconnected from reality.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,410 posts)
31. GOPers need to have some cheese with their whine.
Sat Mar 11, 2023, 10:52 AM
Mar 2023

Oh, poor violent and criminal babies! They complain about their mattresses! The food! The rules inside prison! Oh, for the love of.. themselves! How miserable things are in jail!

Up is down. Black is white. Criminals are patriots.

sindri

(35 posts)
33. Dems can use this to improve our prison system
Sat Mar 11, 2023, 10:59 AM
Mar 2023

GOP lawmakers have often resisted any efforts to regulate prisons, especially for-profit ones, as well as to tackle the political corruption involved. While conditions are harsh and inhumane, the Jan 6. terrorists are treated no differently from other inmates. Just like the GOP to fight dems on bill that help people until GOP folks need the help, then it is blame blame blame the dems.

JohnnyRingo

(18,580 posts)
34. I remember when I saw this before. During the Vietnam War.
Sat Mar 11, 2023, 11:24 AM
Mar 2023

Yes, the republicans are framing them as prisoners of war.
Next they'll have the Red Cross go in with toiletries. And stacks of bibles of course.

Martin68

(22,663 posts)
35. The first and only time a Republican has been concerned about prison conditions. Lame.
Sat Mar 11, 2023, 12:10 PM
Mar 2023

I doubt they've suffered any more than any other inmate - except for the ones who injured police officers. They might be getting a little...uh..."extra" attention.

Captain Zero

(6,713 posts)
36. Don't do the Crime if you can't do the Time
Sat Mar 11, 2023, 02:49 PM
Mar 2023

What a bunch of Whiners.
They could be in a prison where they get beaten with flag poles and fire extinguishers.

 

The Jungle 1

(4,552 posts)
37. PUT THEM IN GENERAL POPULATION
Sun Mar 12, 2023, 09:04 AM
Mar 2023

They are getting special treatment. They are being protected.

They are spoiled, uneducated, racist, white babies. How about we provide them with some free education.

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