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Soph0571

(9,685 posts) Sat Dec 16, 2017, 08:22 AM Dec 2017

DOJ is making the most insane argument that protesters and journalists should go to jail

The Washington Examiner has transcripts of the Department of Justice’s closing remarks in their case against six protesters and one journalist for their participation in Inauguration Day protests. We all realize that the right wing of our country is working diligently to squash all dissent, even if that means trampling on the Bill of Rights. But Sessions’s DOJ isn’t even pretending that they are trying to prosecute vandalism and violence. They’re attacking people for protesting.

During closing arguments Thursday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Rizwan Qureshi offered no evidence that the six committed acts of violence or vandalism, or attended planning meetings for an anti-capitalism march that ended in the arrest of about 240 people in downtown Washington.

If you aren’t going to provide evidence or even argue that these individuals did something actually illegal (destroying private property for example), what is it exactly that you are arguing.

[link:https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/15/1724713/-DOJ-is-making-the-most-insane-argument-that-protesters-and-journalists-should-go-to-jail|

Land of the free???????

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DOJ is making the most insane argument that protesters and journalists should go to jail (Original Post) Soph0571 Dec 2017 OP

the Gestapo have arrived Angry Dragon Dec 2017 #1

THIS 2naSalit Dec 2017 #2

Yep. Whatever they can get away with. mountain grammy Dec 2017 #4

conservative integrity is an oxymoron - WAKE UP! chaking53 Dec 2017 #3

There is a certain air about the AG Keebler Sessions: marble falls Dec 2017 #5

conservatives have a tell - they accuse you of what they are about to do chaking53 Dec 2017 #7

Yep - so true! FakeNoose Dec 2017 #9

This shit keeps going on. Trump keeps raving. maddiemom Dec 2017 #6

I Would Deliberately Hang The Jury Up With Not Guilty Immediately. TheMastersNemesis Dec 2017 #8

This little pissant, Sessions, is the one who belongs in jail! Chasstev365 Dec 2017 #10

Lied under oath several times. Should not be AG. Should be locked up. notdarkyet Dec 2017 #11

No longer a department of justice. TNNurse Dec 2017 #12

Not exactly ProudLib72 Dec 2017 #17

Eerily similar to what happened at Twin Peaks in Waco a couple of years ago. Dustlawyer Dec 2017 #13

Armbands will be distributed in conjunction with Mueller's firing. democratisphere Dec 2017 #14

Exactly! They're Nazis. Duppers Dec 2017 #15

They are Nazis trying all kinds of intimidation tactics. Duppers Dec 2017 #16

Fuck the whole bunch of these damn traitors! triron Dec 2017 #18

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

1. the Gestapo have arrived

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 08:24 AM

Dec 2017

2naSalit

(86,624 posts)

2. THIS

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 09:23 AM

Dec 2017

mountain grammy

(26,621 posts)

4. Yep. Whatever they can get away with.

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 09:33 AM

Dec 2017

chaking53

(76 posts)

3. conservative integrity is an oxymoron - WAKE UP!

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 09:27 AM

Dec 2017

marble falls

(57,093 posts)

5. There is a certain air about the AG Keebler Sessions:

Reply to chaking53 (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 09:48 AM

Dec 2017

chaking53

(76 posts)

7. conservatives have a tell - they accuse you of what they are about to do

Reply to marble falls (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 09:58 AM

Dec 2017

FakeNoose

(32,639 posts)

9. Yep - so true!

Reply to chaking53 (Reply #7)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 10:06 AM

Dec 2017

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)

6. This shit keeps going on. Trump keeps raving.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 09:57 AM

Dec 2017

The majority of the public , according to every poll, do not support this man. Who is representing US?

TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)

8. I Would Deliberately Hang The Jury Up With Not Guilty Immediately.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 10:05 AM

Dec 2017

Would never give in to hanging up he jury and crate a mistrial.

Chasstev365

(5,191 posts)

10. This little pissant, Sessions, is the one who belongs in jail!

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 10:21 AM

Dec 2017

LOCK HIM UP, LOCK HIM UP!

notdarkyet

(2,226 posts)

11. Lied under oath several times. Should not be AG. Should be locked up.

Reply to Chasstev365 (Reply #10)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 11:00 AM

Dec 2017

Lock him up!

TNNurse

(6,926 posts)

12. No longer a department of justice.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 11:01 AM

Dec 2017

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

17. Not exactly

Reply to TNNurse (Reply #12)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 06:50 PM

Dec 2017

It's still the DOJ, just for white, christian, conservative snowflakes. For everyone else it's the department of injustice.

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)

13. Eerily similar to what happened at Twin Peaks in Waco a couple of years ago.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 11:27 AM

Dec 2017

The Texas Council of Clubs and Independents, a diverse group of motorcycle clubs from 1% Bandidos to Bikers for Jesus to a club who only helps abused children were meeting to get a legislative update on motorcycle profiling bills and helmet laws. They hold these regularly at different locations around the state of Texas.

The Cossacks, another MC who was not a member of the Texas Council of Clubs and who had a feud with the Bandidos showed up to start trouble. The cops, local, state and the Feds knew this ahead of time and in fact had a federal task force investigating the Bandidos. They set up cameras ahead of time and waited for the trouble to start instead of diffusing the situation. This put the restaurant staff, other patrons, and other innocent club members in jeopardy.

After the 9 killed and 18 wounded the local DA decided to arrest anyone with a motorcycle and/or leather jacket. Most of the people there were innocent bystanders who still to this day have Conspiracy to Commit Murder charges pending against them.

The first trial just finished after a wait of over two years and a lot of local home cooking allowed the DA to try the case he wanted first, the leader of the Bandidos that was present. It ended in a hung jury with only 2 wanting to convict and the DA under FBI investigation.

Just imagine, you could be like the retired couple who had just stopped there for lunch on their Honda Gold-Wing that Sunday afternoon while passing through town and wind up spending your retirement money on criminal defense attorneys to prove your innocence of something you had nothing to do with!