Proud Boys leader sentenced to more than 5 months for burning Black Lives Matter banner

NBC Newa ^ | Aug. 23, 2021 | Pete Williams

[Robwin]

The leader of the far-right Proud Boys was sentenced Monday to more than five months in jail after admitting that he burned a Black Lives Matter banner taken from a historic Black church in Washington during a pro-Trump demonstration in December.

Henry Tarrio, known to followers as Enrique, was arrested Jan. 4 in Washington on a warrant stemming from an incident on Dec. 12. The Proud Boys and other groups marched in a raucous rally through downtown. The banner was stolen from United Methodist Church, one of the oldest Black churches in Washington.

Tarrio, 37, of Miami, also pleaded guilty to attempting to possess a high-capacity gun magazine, which is illegal in Washington. Investigators said he had the magazines with him when he returned to the city for the Jan. 6 protests of the electoral vote count in Congress.

Both charges were misdemeanors, punishable by up to six months in jail.

[Robwin]

Well that'll learn him. He shoulda burned an American flag.

[dware]

Tarrio, 37, of Miami, also pleaded guilty to attempting to possess a high-capacity gun magazine, which is illegal in Washington

He clearly forgot to Molon the Labe.

[FatherofFive]

But nothing for burning police cars and federal buildings.

Yeah, that makes sense.

[unixfox]

If he would have burned a gay pride flag he would have been executed.

[Ken Regis]

Wow!

“EQUAL justice under law”

Appeal!

[DHerion]

I hope he enjoys sharing a cell with the thousands of Antifa/BLM looters.../sarc.

[Salvation]

How many months does anyone get for burning an American flag?

This is back.....wards.

[Jeff Chandler]

Burning someone else’s property is a crime, and a stupid one.

On the other hand, burning and looting is not considered all that bad if you’re a Lefty.

[Jeff Chandler]

It wasn’t his flag.

[Vaquero]

Don’t TAKE someone’s flag. Buy one and keep the receipt for when you burn it.

[dragnet2]

Meanwhile the two years preceding, the Democrat/Communist riots burned down cities, looted thousands of stores from coast to coast and by the thousands these lawless anti-American violent criminals were cut loose with no charges.

[BiglyCommentary]

The DOPE. If he had burned down a whole city block instead he’d be a free man.

[TangoLimaSierra]

Headline sucks. He got 30 days for burning the BLM flag. The rest for having a high-capacity gun magazine.

Both are bullshit charges but I'm sick of hyperbolic headlines.

[gitmo]

Tarrio, 37, of Miami, also pleaded guilty to attempting to possess a high-capacity gun magazine, which is illegal in Washington. Investigators said he had the magazines with him when he returned to the city for the Jan. 6 protests of the electoral vote count in Congress.

Attempting to possess ... he had them with him. That's contradictory.

[foundedonpurpose]

At this point and time, you are probably correct. As has clearly been shown, you can riot and destroy what ever you want, if you are with a leftist politically correct group. Justice for some and slanted as Hades…

[I want the USA back]

Burning the American flag will get you praise from the democrats.

[cgbg]

These banners can create Covid immunity for thousands of people.

He is lucky he didn’t get indicted for murder.

;-)

[Flavious_Maximus]

A far-right Proud Boys was sentenced Monday to more than five months in jail after admitting that he burned a far-left Black Lives Matter banner.

Fixed it.

[Joe Brower]

All the buildings, neighborhoods and other property that BLM burned across the country for months wasn't theirs, either, but that, apparently, was A-OK.

Just to keep things in perspective.

[EEGator]

I think the sentence is nonsense, but the majority of the time is for an “illegal high capacity magazine”, and the flag wasn’t his. He burned someone else’s flag.