Sunday, January 22, 2017

President Trump's Justice Department Signaling A Tougher Stand Against Law Breakers

Activists leave the site of a limousine which was set ablaze during a protest against Trump. Someone wrote on the side of the burning limo: 'We the People'

Daily Mail: Majority of 230 protesters arrested on Inauguration Day will face 10 years in prison and $25k fine as US attorney says they will be charged with felony rioting

* 230 people have been arrested and six police officers injured in the D.C.protests against President Trump
* Many any of those arrested will reportedly face up to a 10 year prison sentence and $25,000 fine
* A violent rampage started two blocks from the White House in McPherson Square and along K Street
* A limo was set on fire after destructive demonstrators threw a flare into its shattered windows
* Police with shields lined up and blocked the parade route as riots broke out around the city
* Officials have used tear gas, pepper spray and flash bang grenades on the mob
* Windows have been smashed at Starbucks, McDonald's and Bank of America buildings
* Broadcaster Larry King said the windows of his SUV were smashed by protesters while he was in studios

Most of the 230 rioters arrested after violent protests erupted in Washington D.C. following Donald Trump's inauguration will be charged with felony rioting, federal prosecutors said on Saturday.

The charge carries a punishment of up to ten years in jail and a $25,000 fine.

Thousand of protesters launched a violent rampage just blocks away from the White House as anti-Trump demonstrators smashed store windows, set fire to cars and threw bricks at police.

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WNU Editor: Another sign that business as usual is no more. This is no longer President Obama's Justice Department .... and I would not be surprised if the message was sent out by the incoming White House to prosecute these rioters to the full extent of the law. And while I have to wonder if a DC jury will convict these rioters .... the prospect of spending a few years in jail, heavy fines .... and even heavier legal bills .... should be more than enough to dissuade all but the committed.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Your coverage of the inauguration was appropriate, but where is any mention of the massive protests that defined the President's first day in office, and which certainly have profound ramifications for the new administration's conduct of foreign policy?

fazman said...

More appropriate if they protested in bills yard.

War News Updates Editor said...

Anon. The Tea Party started after President Obama was elected in 2008 .... and their protests were huge and it went on for a few years. And during this time President Obama said it best when he said to Sen. McCain .... I won the election .... and he (President Obama) went about doing what he wanted to do.

The same thing is happening now. The people who had expectations of winning are not happy that they lost .... so some are protesting. And like President Obama .... President Trump is now saying the same thing .... I won the election.

There will be no "profound ramifications for the new administration's conduct of foreign policy" .... in President Trump's mind he has a mandate .... and he will implement it.

Jay Farquharson said...

https://www.google.ca/amp/www.thewrap.com/journalist-amy-goodman-faces-riot-charges-for-covering-pipeline-protest/amp/?client=safari

Overcharging is a standard tactic in the US.

Only works with poor people who can't afford a lawyer.

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/17/amy-goodman-north-dakota-oil-access-pipeline-protest-arrest-riot?client=safari

Most poor people in the US really don't get a lawyer anyway.

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/timeline.com/amp/p/cb0b85b63ba6?client=safari

The Stazi retiree's are envious.