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34. prison is awful

Fri Mar 17, 2023, 08:59 PM

Mar 2023

Let us remember how awful prison is. Total humiliation being checked in, body cavity search. No privacy at all for 2 years; no snacks; no sex (masturbation is forbidden--really); the first year is probably the worst, getting settled in to the new regimen.

And forever listing this conviction and hiatus on your resume and life story.

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'Especially reprehensible' Retired Air Force officer sentenced to 2 years in prison in Capitol rio [View all] swag Mar 2023 OP

Should have been closer to 20 than 2. Violation of his oath as an officer. Wonder Why Mar 2023 #1

Technically only if he was a current member of the military or a member of the reserves. cstanleytech Mar 2023 #16

Retirees are subject to UCMJ, Article 2. sarge43 Mar 2023 #36

I said technically not legally. cstanleytech Mar 2023 #43

Hell yes. Duppers Mar 2023 #24

To be dismissed he would have to be convicted by a General Court Martial. sarge43 Mar 2023 #33

Oh, thanks. Duppers Mar 2023 #37

It should, but there is that, double jeop; however, sarge43 Mar 2023 #38

He might *wish* he was in the USDB COL Mustard Mar 2023 #56

It does delight the imagination. n/t sarge43 Mar 2023 #58

Double Jeopardy wouldn't apply... Shipwack Mar 2023 #39

... Faux pas Mar 2023 #2

The 21 year old on another thread got 40 months - and he was just a dumbass. Probatim Mar 2023 #31

Yeah, this a bullshit sentence. intheflow Mar 2023 #46

THIS!!☝️ onetexan Mar 2023 #54

Black guys get 10x that for having a joint on them. NullTuples Mar 2023 #59

Wow! We're not at war, so it's not treason, but it's definitely... TreasonousBastard Mar 2023 #3

Prosecution wanted 5 years, I believe. 2 is not long enough for this guy. Bev54 Mar 2023 #4

Unless he's started working with the Feds COL Mustard Mar 2023 #57

'Especially reprehensible' that the sentence is so light... RockRaven Mar 2023 #5

Yes. Owl Mar 2023 #30

An officer receiving a pension is still subject to the UCMJ CanonRay Mar 2023 #6

Sedition more likely sarge43 Mar 2023 #35

Maximum he faced was 20 years and a $250,000 fine Auggie Mar 2023 #7

This is a major let down. He should be in prison for a long, long time. chowder66 Mar 2023 #8

Yes 3auld6phart Mar 2023 #55

How long has he been retired? Backseat Driver Mar 2023 #9

"Reprehensible" two years? Novara Mar 2023 #10

Now do Flynn QED Mar 2023 #11

YES! Duppers Mar 2023 #26

Look at what a retired Lt. Col. was willing to do for trump. Paladin Mar 2023 #12

Brock was one of the insurrectionists with zip ties, IIRC Fiendish Thingy Mar 2023 #13

I was wondering if that was him Kaleva Mar 2023 #20

Isn't this the guy whose ex wife turned him in? Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2023 #48

I think there was more than one of those... Fiendish Thingy Mar 2023 #49

Lol. Yes. I had to google it. Brock's wife turned him in before the cleanup was even done. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2023 #51

Sad to think RussBLib Mar 2023 #14

Unfortunately there are actually people in the military as law enforcement like that but cstanleytech Mar 2023 #18

should be stripped of his pension and his va benefits. fuck him. nt Javaman Mar 2023 #15

He got off with an extraordinarily light sentence given the manifesto he had written. cstanleytech Mar 2023 #17

prison is awful pirsquared Mar 2023 #34

And let us remember the manifesto this guy wrote. intheflow Mar 2023 #47

like it republianmushroom Mar 2023 #19

Commander Whiz Nuts! Larry Brock. Botany Mar 2023 #21

Take away his pension and VA benefits. paleotn Mar 2023 #22

Take away his oak leaves, too. Aristus Mar 2023 #23

YES! +1000 Duppers Mar 2023 #27

yes! I got 18 months for filing too many and too frequent gopiscrap Mar 2023 #50

WTF.. only 2 years for that SHIT?! Cha Mar 2023 #25

Col. ZipTies deserves 25 times that. Kid Berwyn Mar 2023 #41

What? He was one of the zip-tie dudes IbogaProject Mar 2023 #28

What a fucking joke dalton99a Mar 2023 #29

Shoulda got what trump wanted purr-rat beauty Mar 2023 #32

While there have been some really... Wuddles440 Mar 2023 #40

He should be tried for violation of UCMJ Article 88. James48 Mar 2023 #42

Traitor. twodogsbarking Mar 2023 #44

He should be recalled to active duty, court martialed The Wizard Mar 2023 #45

Did the judge even consider those points? LiberalFighter Mar 2023 #52

So why did he get off so easy if prosecutors were asking for 5 years and that was the low end Martin68 Mar 2023 #53