It appears insurrection does not pay, as another fascist is jailed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66676581
Joe Biggs, a leader of the Proud Boys who led the far-right organization’s infamous march to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison
Marine veteran Zachary Rehl, the president of his local Philadelphia chapter of the organization, was later sentenced to 15 years.
Enrique Tarrio, whose sentencing was abruptly postponed on Wednesday. His sentencing is now scheduled to take place next week. Prosecutors are seeking a 33-year sentence.
Another prominent participant in the riot, Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, was sentenced to 18 years in prison in May.
“Our Constitution and laws give you so many important rights that Americans have fought and died for” District Judge Timothy Kelly said in handing down the sentence to Biggs. “People around the world would give anything for these rights.”
Had they committed these acts, in the sort of country they tried to bring about, they would have been facing a certain, and swift, death penalty.
[Post edited 1 Sep 2023 2:28]
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