Now prosecute each and every one of those arrested to the full and proper extent of the law. 6 months or a year in jail and a felony conviction on their records will cool the enthusiasm of most for rioting in the streets.
Now prosecute each and every one of those arrested to the full and proper extent of the law.
No, arrest them and imprison them in Guantanamo without trial as terrorists and enemy combatants, which is what they are.
They're hardcore anarchists who are only interested in causing as much mayhem and chaos as possible. They have no political views. Their only desire is to destroy everything in sight.
The government needs to lower the boom on these dangerous thugs. Twenty years in federal prison for rioting would be a start.
Now prosecute each and every one of those arrested to the full and proper extent of the law.
No, arrest them and imprison them in Guantanamo without trial as terrorists and enemy combatants, which is what they are.
In looking over my copy of U.S. Code CHAPTER 113B—TERRORISM, I find that the penalties could be just a bit more that a few months in the pokey. What we need is someone who will actually charge these individuals and then prosecute them.
(1) Penalties.— Whoever violates this section shall be punished—
(A) for a killing, or if death results to any person from any other conduct prohibited by this section, by death, or by imprisonment for any term of years or for life;
(B) for kidnapping, by imprisonment for any term of years or for life;
(C) for maiming, by imprisonment for not more than 35 years;
(D) for assault with a dangerous weapon or assault resulting in serious bodily injury, by imprisonment for not more than 30 years;
(E) for destroying or damaging any structure, conveyance, or other real or personal property, by imprisonment for not more than 25 years;
(F) for attempting or conspiring to commit an offense, for any term of years up to the maximum punishment that would have applied had the offense been completed; and
(G) for threatening to commit an offense under this section, by imprisonment for not more than 10 years.