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Footage shows Peter Francis Stager assaulting a fallen Capitol police officer with an American flag.

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[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This man so represents the Republican party.

[–] 0110010001100010@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

100%

A confidential source told the FBI that Stager had claimed he did not know the man was a police officer and thought he was striking a member of the far-left Antifa movement.

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

He was confused by the clearly marked uniform and equipment. Words are hard!

[–] bedrooms@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

SCOTUS: "Not guilty, then"

[–] skellener@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago

Domestic terrorist. Not “rioter”.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

An Arkansas man who used the pole of an American flag to batter a fallen police officer during the US Capitol attack has received a 52-month jail term.

Peter Francis Stager helped drag the officer down the steps of the Capitol, then "forcibly and repeatedly" struck him, say prosecutors.

He was also captured on video saying that "death is the only remedy" for the lawmakers inside the building.

4 years and 4 months for essentially beating an unconscious person to death during an insurrection to overthrow the US Government...

The US penal system is an atrocious fucking joke.

[–] Blackout@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

He called the politicians inside "treasonous traitors" while committing treason and being a traitor to democracy. Garbage people

[–] d4rknusw1ld@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Bro should be hung, not put in jail. Give these people the chair and set a damn example.

[–] gentleman@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@lowdownfool Its a light punishment for what he did. Glad the J6 sentences are getting traction here in this magazine.

[–] lowdownfool@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Exactly, he got charged for attacking a police officer. It should be for attacking his country.

[–] gentleman@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago