Chris Remington to Politics@beehaw.org • 8 months agoDavid DePape found guilty in Paul Pelosi hammer attackwww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down10cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
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minus-squareMelllvarlinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoI don’t usually approve because two people convicted of similar offenses ought to be dealt similar punishments. But violence or intimidation towards elected representatives is a crime that is worse than the sum of its parts.
minus-squareArtZuronlinkfedilinkEnglish1•8 months agoEspecially if its for political reasons. That makes it terrorism and not just violence.
I don’t usually approve because two people convicted of similar offenses ought to be dealt similar punishments.
But violence or intimidation towards elected representatives is a crime that is worse than the sum of its parts.
Especially if its for political reasons. That makes it terrorism and not just violence.