Reich Wing Thug Plea Deal taking shape

[kairos12]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/03/politics/capitol-riot-plea-deals/index.html

snip:

When the Justice Department was ready to set the tone for hundreds of its US Capitol riot cases, it looked to a working-class Floridian who had gone into the Senate chamber with the crowd for 15 minutes on January 6.

I read the entire article and then came across this at the end.

snip:
Following the riot, Hodgkins started going to a Baptist church regularly, his attorney said. Leduc also says Hodgkins is an Eagle Scout and regularly volunteers with charities.
"January 6 may go down as the greatest thing that ever happened to him. On January 6, he didn't know Jesus. He's getting to know him now," Leduc said.

Using Jesus as a human shield. I predict we will hear a lot of this in the coming months.

[TheRealNorth]

1. If they were to factor in religion.....

then we might as well burn the whole thing down. Why should someone's religion, or lack thereof, matter when it comes to punishing someone for the crimes that they commit?

[abqtommy]

5. + 100 It's difficult to judge whether somone is sincere or not. In making plea deals it's the

value of what the pleader gives up that counts.

[Baitball Blogger]

10. It's the white privilege card.

I don't hear too many black defendants getting off with an easy sentence because they found Jesus.

[Midnight Writer]

2. Son of Sam found Christ, too.

[empedocles]

6. Rev. Charles [Watergate] Colson also

[peggysue2]

3. Wow!

The Jesus defense.

How surprising. Not.

My personal favorite was the guy who feared he'd lose his disability payments if he was kept in jail.

Yikes!

[RockRaven]

4. This is cynical bullshit, but it will probably be used by many of them, and probably work

more often than it should.

[kairos12]

8. Whenever I hear stories like this I am reminded of Earl Weaver the late, great

manager of he Orioles. Once he was in the dugout cussing about something when a bible thumper on the team said to Earl, " you know skipper you need to walk with Jesus." Weaver replied, "you know what you need to walk with the bases loaded."


Brillant.

[carpetbagger]

7. Maybe he needs a break from Jesus or vice versa.

He was literally part of the amen chorus when that organic deerskin guy was saying prayers to Jesus in the Senate for making their party possible.

[Tomconroy]

9. I'm going to assume he is sincere.

For someone who has never been in trouble before, the prospect of facing real prison time must be truly frightening. He's the first person to accept responsibility for his actions. I think he deserves some credit for that.

[carpetbagger]

12. I think you're right on a secular level.

As a religious matter, though, he seemed pretty certain of his relationship when he gave Jesus thanks for helping him make the "traitors" evacuate the Senate floor.

[3Hotdogs]

11. Well, if Jesus can forgive his sorry ass,

why can't the fukkin judge?

[bottomofthehill]

13. I like 15 months behind bars and a 10,000 dollar fine

For those that can not be directly linked to violence against the police officers and destruction of the building as a floor. The more you did the more you stay in and the more damage you did, the more you pay

The confidence lost in the system and the psychological damage done can never be repaired though.

[Thomas Hurt]

14. When you realize you might be looking at close encounters with prison violence....

you have a come to Jesus moment.

[CanonRay]

15. Will finding Jesus make him a better or worse person?

There were lots of Jesus flags in that riot.

[TheRealNorth]

16. If I find my savior in the Flying Spaghetti Monster....

Do I get a 10% discount on my parking tickets?

[I_UndergroundPanther]

17. Jail house converts

Are a dime a dozen.

Appealing to christianity to save your ass.

What a tired old trope.

[WarGamer]

18. You'll see VERY little jail time doled out.

This guy had 4 felonies tossed out on favor of the charge given to every "Code Pink" or other protestor who unfurls a banner inside Congress.

I'm more interested in the trials for those accused of obvious assault on law enforcement.

I think we're going to see a LOT of not-guilty pleas of people looking for jury trials and a change of venue.

[11 Bravo]

19. I had heard that there are no atheists in foxholes.

The federal prison angle is a new one.