Posted on 08/10/2021 1:06:54 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
An Army veteran who shot into a car full of black girls following a gathering of supporters of then-President Trump in Iowa has been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.
Michael McKinney, 26, of St. Charles, pleaded guilty in June to intimidation with a dangerous weapon and willful injury in the Dec. 6 confrontation between a 15-year-old black girl who traded insults with the Trump supporters near the state Capitol, the Des Moines Register reported.
McKinney, who was initially charged with attempted murder, pleaded guilty to the lesser offenses in the shooting that occurred following a rally organized by Trump backers who believed he won November’s election.
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Surprised it isn’t all over the news.
That is some bad optics. What the hell was he thinking?
Did he yell “This is MAGA Country!”?
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“Prosecutors said McKinney fired into a car carrying four black teen girls, striking one in the leg, after their car backed up and hit a truck as it was surrounded by Trump supporters.”
If the roles were reversed, there would be zero jail time.
Yeah... That sounds like grounds for a self-defense plea. You don’t get to run into people with a vehicle just because they are shouting insults at you.
Yes. This event happened back on Dec 6, 2020. How in the world has this NOT made front page news every day since then?
“...after their car backed up and hit a truck as it was surrounded by Trump supporters.”
I’m shocked there haven’t been George Floyd scale riots and mayhem until he was sentenced.
There must be some untold story here.
More to the incident than is being reported, maybe?
There always is.
But still, given the current state of thing, shooting was a really bad ideal.
You go looking for trouble your going to get trouble. A little quick on the trigger there Michael, all dressed up like bad ass? Well your going to have a long long time to think about your mistake and get to “discuss it” with all your black inmate “friends”.
Good luck young man.
Again, the government only applies the law to when Trump supporters defend themselves while letting all antifa and blm criminals go.
Quick? Or not quick enough?
My bet is words were exchanged, the car backed up into another vehicle, and they were trying to flea the scene. Mike most likely opened up as the “girls” were putting peoples lives in danger.
Our “legal” system isn’t about Justice any more. Just in scoring convictions.
Hunting out of season?
Sounds like he deserves it, but it’s very hard these days to find out what really happened by just reading what the prosecution says.
Yes, possibly this ...
“...after their car backed up and hit a truck as it was surrounded by Trump supporters.”
Well, yeah. That black pig murdered that young white girl (Jan 6) and the story disappeared. He should be tried for murder. But, as you say, the roles were reversed.
“Yeah... That sounds like grounds for a self-defense plea. You don’t get to run into people with a vehicle just because they are shouting insults at you.”
Yeah you do.
You think we have to sit there, surrounded, and wait for them to move beyond insults?
It happened back on Dec. 5, 2020. Not on FR but a couple of articles.
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