Marine Capitol rioter gets 1 hour of community service for each of 279 Marine Civil War casualties
Pretty sure civilian courts can’t order military discharge as a punishment.
Nope, and the military often let’s civilian court go first, just in case there’s lax sentencing like this.
I knew a guy who was drunk and “sure” a gun wasn’t loaded, so he pointed it his riends head, and blew his brains out.
When I lost touch, he had been waiting for the civilian court case for almost a year and still in the military, but they were making his life hell in the meantime.
They were just waiting on the civilian ruling before doing their own and sending him to Leavenworth for it.
Man I’ll tell you what, I got OTH discharge from the Navy for a WHOLE LOT LESS. What a fucking joke. Fuck this
He’ll be heading to Leavenworth shortly. The military always lets civilian courts go first, specifically to ensure that service members don’t get off lightly.
This is like the $150 fine that the Commonwealth of KY will fine you if you detonate a nuclear device within city limits. They’re just getting the pennies they think they might get out of you when the federal government is done with you.
“Hellonen, Coomer and Abate pleaded guilty earlier this year to parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building, a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of six months behind bars. Hundreds of Capitol rioters have pleaded guilty to the same charge, which is akin to trespassing.” They got off way too easy for violating their oath.
“None of them is accused of engaging in any violence or destruction on Jan. 6. But prosecutors said none of them has expressed sincere remorse for their crimes.”
“Coomer bragged on social media about taking part in ‘history,’ called for a ‘fresh start’ and said he was ‘waiting for the boogaloo,’ a slang term for a second civil war in the U.S.”
The court martial he’s going to have is entirely separate from civilian legal proceedings. And I expect the presiding officers are going to absolutely throw the book at him, if for no other reason than to set a graphic example.
And if they don’t, we’ll know a bit more about the dangerous personal politics of some officers in the Marines.
I’m so hype to see what military courts have to say about openly advocating for a second civil war.
Yeah, this is what gives me the cold sweats. Enlisted guys being conservative and following the Republican line to the extreme? Not a damn surprise there, been that way as long as I remember. Officers, especially upper ranks, being that way enlisted guys are? That’s scary.
In many countries, an active duty soldier commiting treason will result in a firing squad.
Now that he’s been found guilty, I hope that he receives a dishonorable discharge.
