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kpete

(71,996 posts)
Fri Nov 19, 2021, 04:26 PM Nov 2021

Judge MEHTA says Jan. 6 defendants are "pawns" & Trump bears much blame

HAPPENING NOW:

"The fact remains that he and others were called to Washingotn DC by an elected official, prompted to walk to the capitol by an elected official."

Judge MEHTA says Jan. 6 defendants are "pawns" being held to account while those who orchestrated things go unpunished.

"People like Mr. Lolos were told lies, told falsehoods, told our election was stolen when it clearly was not."


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Judge MEHTA says Jan. 6 defendants are "pawns" & Trump bears much blame (Original Post) kpete Nov 2021 OP
Pawns in most criminal enterprises go to jail first, they're the dumb ones. C_U_L8R Nov 2021 #1
Ohmigod! He's not setting his up for a self-stupid sheeple defense? Is he? Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #2
So insurrectionists, domestic terrorists, et al are merely misguided Backseat Driver Nov 2021 #3
K&R UTUSN Nov 2021 #4
They made themselves pawns when they decided to become traitors. Progressive Jones Nov 2021 #5

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)
1. Pawns in most criminal enterprises go to jail first, they're the dumb ones.
Fri Nov 19, 2021, 04:35 PM
Nov 2021

Eventually the noose will tighten around the plotters who conspired this heinous treason.

Backseat Driver

(4,393 posts)
3. So insurrectionists, domestic terrorists, et al are merely misguided
Fri Nov 19, 2021, 05:04 PM
Nov 2021

humans without the necessary self-control to withstand manipulations. For such, just what does justice require?--therapy of some sort rather than a "time out" to consider their behavior in response to the master manipulators of their cognition and limbic systems?

Is it any wonder that The Manchurian Candidate was such a scary book and movie in which, in this case, VP Pence, himself, became both the object of that fury on 1/6 and the failed hoped for fall guy, so intimated by fear of each that he had to call another to maintain what we're encouraged to believe was what little was left of his self-integrity?

Yeah, it's tough being the face of justice where the cause of criminal and civilities' terms may be ill-defined and more so the consequence of such lack...Was this just off-the-cuff or during or post Judge Mehta's said "case(s)"

ok then - A cheer for every group parsing ROL: lean to the left; lean to the right - stand up; sit down - FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT...until you permanently, irrevocably WIN! So cynical and sarcastic, I know! My limbic system is beginning to scream in pain; perhaps some acetaminophen? or not???

https://vancouversun.com/news/world/widely-used-pain-killer-linked-to-risk-taking-they-just-dont-feel-as-scared

Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)
5. They made themselves pawns when they decided to become traitors.
Fri Nov 19, 2021, 08:36 PM
Nov 2021

I'm aware that chronic stupity is not a crime, but trying to overthrow the US government should get you executed.

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