But, he added, Bensch’s involvement was “pretty minor” when compared to others, while noting that his age was a mitigating factor. Bensch was 19 years old on Jan. 6, 2021.
“I am giving you this break because of your age” at the time and a lack of criminal history, McFadden said. “This doesn’t need to define you or your life.”
I wonder how sentencing compares for, say, a 19-year-old for a first-time gang involvement where they may have just been going along with the others. We’re told this one used bear spray “against another rioter”, for example, but I don’t see more detail on that point.
I’m pretty sure they’d just let that other 19 year old join a different gang. Like, maybe even join a fun one.
What’s that one cool gang called? The one where members wear matching uniforms, get shiny badges to indicate their authority, & drive cars with cool flashing lights on top?
I mean… no judge in their right mind would ruin the life of a young person just for following the crowd, right?
/s (or whatever the sarcasm tag is on Lemmy)
Nazis gonna nazi
Brb, gonna stick up a train so I can begin my new life as a conductor. I wonder what the US would be like if prison were a place to deradicalize and rehabilitate.
