Federal judge gently pats zip tie insurrectionist on the head, and sends him home

[douglas9]

In an asinine display of credulousness, a Texas federal judge named Jeffrey Cureton decided that committed insurrectionist and retired Air Force Lt. Col. Lawrence Brock could spend the next few weeks at home drinking Coronas and watching Netflix instead of cooling his heels in jail for his part in terrorizing U.S. government officials during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

As reported by Forbes:

A federal judge released Larry Rendall Brock Jr.— a former Air Force officer who carried zip-ties on the Senate floor during last week’s Capitol insurrection—from custody Thursday, despite the fact the FBI said he was radicalized and spoke of committing violence, as concerns loom about another insurrection attempt during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Brock was famously photographed in full combat gear carrying zip ties on the Senate floor. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, which argued for his continued imprisonment pending trial, Brock intended to take members of Congress hostage and possibly execute them.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2009365

[marble falls]

1. Why didn't the FBI render him out of Texas? The judge looks like his brother.

[Paladin]

2. White + Well-off equals Soft Treatment.

I trust that nobody is surprised by that equation.

[Seaflorida]

3. Not at all surprised

[douglas9]

4. Public defender no less....n/t

[TexasTowelie]

6. That may be for the best.

Having a public defender in Texas is barely better than having no lawyer at all. The public defender will urge him to take whatever plea bargain can be arranged.

Odd to think that he would need a public defender. I though lieutenant colonels were paid pretty well, even in retirement.

[Gothmog]

5. A federal judge has BLOCKED the release of so-called "zip tie guy"

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