Posted on 04/15/2022 1:20:50 PM PDT by RandFan
WASHINGTON (CN) — A federal judge imposed a prison sentence plus house arrest and probation on a Tennessee man who stormed the Capitol, saying the government wants to keep an eye on people like him as the 2024 presidential election approaches.
U.S. District Chief Judge Beryl Howell spoke at the Thursday hearing about the “conundrum” many sentencing judges are facing as they decide how to sentence a nonviolent Capitol riot defendant like Blake Reed, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of entering and remaining in a restricted building.
There’s a trade-off in punishment, she said, with jail time on one hand or longer supervision on the other. At the same time, some sentencing judges at the federal courthouse in Washington believe a period of supervision of at least three years is necessary to help prevent another insurrection. Howell toed that line and sentenced Reed to three years of probation, including 42 days of intermittent confinement and three months of home detention.
“It’s to protect our democracy from other people like you … engaging in the same political violence that shook our country,” she told Reed, adding that it is “imperative” that a siege on the Capitol never happens again.
Reed and four others were indicted together two days after the riot. He took a plea deal in November in exchange for the more serious charges against him to be dropped, including obstruction and disorderly conduct. The government sought a sentence of three months in jail and one year of supervised release, while Reed suggested probation.
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If it was non violent then he didn’t “storm” anything. He walked in.
And does the legal profession actually wonder why we hold them just below congress critters in respect?
That kind of judge had better hide and hide well following Revolution II.
“Siege on the Capitol”? “Political Violence”?
“entering and remaining in a restricted building”
“political violence”
That does not compute.
“Our democracy” is code for elites and the deep state.
IMHO our republic needs to be protected from goofball judges like this one. She should be doxxed with nightly protests in front of her house, peacefully of course......
Obama appointee
Insurrection... (LOL)
No weapons
No attempt to hold hostages
No hostage demands
No capture and attempt to hold the Capital Building.
Business continued as usual, with Biden being confirmed
as president.
The whole while, the Capital police were allowing people
to enter through the front door of the building,
signifying there was no real serious threat.
Insurrection? These people should be bound to hell filled
with Webster’s employees. Of course the way things are
going today, Websters would simply change the definition.
“It’s to protect the corrupt in government from people like you”.
When did the majority of judges go “Woke”??
Related???
Impeach.
how difficult it must be to feign remorse and keep from giving the finger to filth like this nazi jurist.
We’re not a democracy. I noticed they let actual rioters (blm/antifa) out after committing serious crimes. Arson, murder, looting, etc.
3 years probation for a misdemeanor? Doesn’t seem legal.
But who is going to protect the Republic from the judge?????
Has Laz spoken?
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