Longest sentence yet for convicted Jan. 6 defendant: 14 years

[steve...]

This guy has a long history of terroristic threats, domestic violence and assault on police officers.

ABC News

The Department of Justice secured its most severe sentence for a convicted Jan. 6 defendant yet -- a marked victory for the government as it pursues those accused of attempting an insurrection.

Peter Schwartz, whom prosecutors termed "one of the most violent and aggressive participants" in the Jan. 6 riot, was sentenced to 14 years behind bars and 36 months of probation in a decision announced by Judge Amit Mehta on Friday. Earlier, federal prosecutors argued he should be sentenced to 24.5 years (or 294 months) in prison, three years of supervised release, $2,000 restitution and a fine of $71,541.

Schwartz, prosecutors said, was the first person to throw a chair at officers, creating an opening within the police line at the Capitol. His actions -- which included stealing chemical munitions such as pepper spray -- led to hundreds of rioters overwhelming officers at a key police line forcing them to retreat, prosecutors alleged.

[vision63]

They should add hard labor to it, but they don't do that anymore.

[sekker]

The British Empire had simpler and faster answers to those that committed treason.

[SteveG]

sekker wrote:
The British Empire had simpler and faster answers to those that committed treason.

But are you sure Australia will want him?

[bfd]

Sending him to a Mississippi State Penitentiary instead of Club Fed might be a good place to start…

[Ca Bob]

The British empire didn't just send people to Australia. They also hanged people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhe6rlo_jpI

The Irish rebels of a particular era were known for their cropped hair, hence The Croppy Boy.

[sekker]

Ca Bob wrote:
The British empire didn't just send people to Australia. They also hanged people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhe6rlo_jpI

The Irish rebels of a particular era were known for their cropped hair, hence The Croppy Boy.

Indeed. And they left the traitors’ bodies ‘hanging’ around London port for all sailors to see when they came and went by that key port as a warning to all.

Not saying I am a fan of capital punishment, but I do not think most of these sentences come anywhere close to the severity of the treason they did.

[Ombligo]

Ca Bob wrote:
The British empire didn't just send people to Australia. They also hanged people.
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In old England, it was hanging, drawing, and quartering. Think back to the ending of Braveheart for a graphic representation.

[vision63]

Ombligo wrote:
[quote=Ca Bob]
The British empire didn't just send people to Australia. They also hanged people.
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In old England, it was hanging, drawing, and quartering. Think back to the ending of Braveheart for a graphic representation.
Or right here. Poor guy is probably thinking "How could I have avoided this outcome? I should have done that."

[RAMd®d]

federal prosecutors argued he should be sentenced to 24.5 years (or 294 months) in prison, three years of supervised release, $2,000 restitution and a fine of $71,541.

This seems wholly reasonable to me.



Peter Schwartz, whom prosecutors termed "one of the most violent and aggressive participants" in the Jan. 6 riot, was sentenced to 14 years behind bars and 36 months of probation


I assume three years of supervised release was meant, not strictly probation.

Soft judges are a big part of the problem.

Actions have real consequences, or at least should.

I'm not a fan of capital punishment, but do believe it has a rightful place in crime and punishment.

Being drawn and quartered, or public hanging, no so much.

Maybe still not justified in this case, but I to agree this is not anywhere near the appropriate sentencing.

This guy should have not only an opportunity to, but a likelihood of dying in prison.

'Aww... This guy's not that bad.'

Yeah, he is.