January 6, 2021. Riot at the U.S. Capitol Building. 'Ruminations from afar.' (Page 1/1)
rinselberg APR 09, 01:18 PM
I do all of my "online" more than 2400 miles away from the Capitol Building in Washington, DC. Hence, the Topic name "Ruminations from afar."

Rumination 1. The inaugural rumination. This rumination, as many previous ones of its kind, uses the Copy & Paste or Cut & Paste technique, applied to text and images that are available online at a variety of Internet destinations. Let the rumination begin:

"Proud Boys leader admits plan to storm Capitol and will testify against others"

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Charles Donohoe pleaded guilty to conspiracy and acknowledged the intention to stop the electoral college vote


Tom Jackman and Spencer S. Hsu for the Washington Post; April 8, 2022.
https://www.washingtonpost....lty-proud-boys-jan6/

There's a Listen (instead of Read) option at the top. A 6-minute audio track.

The first five paragraphs of this article are among the most ruminable of this article's entire content; to wit:

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A North Carolina man who was one of the leaders of the far-right Proud Boys as they assaulted the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded guilty Friday to two felony counts with a minimum sentence of nearly six years in prison and agreed to cooperate against other defendants in hopes of getting a lighter sentence.

Court records filed Friday show he has provided numerous insights into the group’s plans and intention to disrupt the electoral vote confirmation. Prosecutors have now secured convictions and the cooperation of defendants in probes into two groups, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, accused of planning violence on Jan. 6.

In addition to the plea by Proud Boys member Charles Donohoe and an earlier plea by another defendant, an Alabama member of the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty last month to seditious conspiracy, admitting to taking part in a plan developed by group founder Stewart Rhodes to oppose by force the inauguration of President Biden, including taking part in the Capitol breach.

Donohoe, 34, of Kernersville, N.C., admitted to conspiring to help organize an attack on Congress by supporters of President Donald Trump and to assaulting law enforcement officers. Donohoe is the first among six of the charged Proud Boys leaders, including chairman Enrique Tarrio, to admit to planning an attack on Congress and assaulting law enforcement officers.

Tarrio pleaded not guilty earlier this week to charges of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and six other felonies. He has been ordered held in jail until trial along with the other six defendants. Those other defendants include Donohoe, who has been jailed since March 2021. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and assaulting police officers.


The article continues in an eminently ruminable style, until it reaches the final paragraph:

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The conspiracy charge [that Proud Boys leader Charles] Donohoe pleaded [guilty] to carries a sentencing range of 97 to 121 months, but credit for acceptance of responsibility and entering an early plea reduced his sentencing range from 70 to 87 months. If he cooperates further, prosecutors may ask District Judge Timothy Kelly to reduce his sentence further. The longest sentence issued so far in the Capitol breach investigation has been 63 months to Robert Palmer for assaulting police.


So chew on that, why dontcha, if you find sustenance here for contemplation... the proverbial "food for thought."

Or not.

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Viva la revolución del 15 de agosto

[This message has been edited by rinselberg (edited 04-09-2022).]