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Capitol rioter who assaulted at least 6 police officers is sentenced to 5 years in prison (apnews.com)

submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

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A Florida man described by prosecutors as one of the most violent rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison, court records show.

Kenneth Bonawitz, a member of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group’s Miami chapter, assaulted at least six police officers as he stormed the Capitol with a mob of Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. He grabbed one of the officers in a chokehold and injured another so severely that the officer had to retire, according to federal prosecutors.

Bonawitz, 58, of Pompano Beach, Florida, carried an eight-inch knife in a sheath on his hip. Police seized the knife from him in between his barrage of attacks on officers.

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[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 50 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Imagine if that was a black teenager with a small amount of weed innocently walking down a street; Probably be looking at life.

[–] JimboDHimbo@lemmy.ca 36 points 9 months ago (1 children)

...no, he'd be dead.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Both of you are technically correct

[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

Dead for life.

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 26 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It wasn't a riot, they're not "rioters" they're insurrectionists.

[–] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

they don't have a clue who Luigi Galleani is. they're worse: they're patriots.

[–] Nobody@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

J6 had other police fatalities that don’t get charged as crimes, but are 100% on the perpetrators

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

But I was told that it was a peaceful protest?

Surely Tucker Carlson wouldn't lie?

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm against both trump people and police. How am I supposed to feel?

[–] moneyinphx@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Angry. Police beat people all the time and then charge the victim with assaulting a police officer. Only getting 5 years for actually assaulting multiple cops is a joke.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah, this guy clearly deserves to be a CEO, except for the part where he supports trump.

[+] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -58 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I wish the left had shown up that day. imagine committed anarchists roaming the halls of power calling for Mike pence and pelosi.

and if the feds ever actually brought them up on charges, it would have been j20 all over again: multi-million dollar settlements paid to the arrestees.

the right is bad at insurrection and it shows.

they should be embarrassed.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 46 points 9 months ago

I wish the left had shown up that day. imagine committed anarchists roaming the halls of power calling for Mike pence and pelosi.

And yet anarchists weren't there and didn't try to violently overthrow the lawful election of the President. Huh, just when I didn't realize I could think less of MAGA people you point out that anarchists, a group by definition committed to non-recognition of authority, are more lawful and respectful of society that MAGA people.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Why would The Left have been there in the first place?

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 13 points 9 months ago (3 children)

They'd be traitors, just the same.

That's the thing with all flavors of treason: insurrection, rebellion, revolution, civil war, etc. If you don't win, you're a traitor.

And the vast majority of Americans don't want "leftist" anarchists to overthrow the government. You can see what happens when people overthrow their governments by watching abroad.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago

Yeah, I saw it happen once in 1776 and it led to a clusterfuck of a country.

[+] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world -7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I don't know why you would put leftist in scare quotes.

look up the father of anarchism proudhon. read about the second internationale. the Spanish revolution. anarchism is leftist. anything purporting to be anarchism that is not on the left is neither.

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 8 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Anarchism might be. But overthrowing a democratically elected government in spite of the population's desires isn't progressive. That's fascist. So get out of here with your treason.

[–] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world -4 points 9 months ago

So get out of here with your treason.

this brings to mind one of the most formative songs of my youth:

You watched in awe at the red,
White, and blue on the fourth of july.
While those fireworks were exploding,
I was burning that fucker
And stringing my black flag high,
Eating the peanuts
That the parties have tossed you
In the back seat of your father's new Ford.
You believe in the ballot,
Believe in reform.
You have faith in the elephant and jackass,
And to you, solidarity's a four-letter word.
We're all hypocrites,
But you're a patriot.
You thought I was only joking
When I screamed "Kill Whitey!"
At the top of my lungs
At the cops in their cars
And the men in their suits.
No, I won't take your hand
And marry the State.

[–] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world -4 points 9 months ago

a democratically elected government

most people didn't vote for any of the people in government

[–] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world -5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But overthrowing a democratically elected government in spite of the population’s desires isn’t progressive. That’s fascist.

fascism is right wing. leftist anarchist overthrowing any government is just leftist anarchists doing leftist anarchism.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

Still bitter that right wingers stole the word libertarian from us, but they can keep it now. It's been too thoroughly poisoned