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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The slow walk of prosecutions against the Jan. 6th insurgents

A sane legal system takes time. While I agree the organizers have mostly gotten off scott-free, it's because they know how to keep themselves in the grey area even knowing full-well how the uneducated, violent people will react to their messages. The rubes have gotten hard time and I feel potential rubes have taken some notice. They'll still play the victim all day, but they seem less hesitant to join calls to action.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It didn't help that America's top cop (AG Merrick Garland) deliberately held back on the investigations. It's not just my opinion. Multiple observers came to the same conclusion.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Merrick+garland+slow+walk+January+6+investigations

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

And if the fuckers hadn't obstructed in the first place, Garland would be a Supreme Court Justice, and someone else would be AG.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I can't believe how many people are trying to paper over that by strawmanning "you wanted Garland to indict immediately?"

No, i wanted him not to BLOCK ALL INVESTIGATIONS FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. But insiders gonna inside, Garland wants those country club memberships and speaking engagements.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

... INCESTIGATIONS ...

Stepbrother, no ...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, the nicest way to point out I'm an idiot. 😄

Fixed.

Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I saw "a typo" more than once, but typos get a pass. I think on the third time reading it: "OHHHhhhh."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

they seem less hesitant to join calls to action.

I'm hoping you mean "more hesitant".