The government said the protesters were part of a heavily armed “cell” of left-wing activists, one of whom was accused of shooting an officer at an anti-ICE protest.
Mind you, several of them thought they were going to a rather ordinary protest, and had no reason to believe otherwise
People are thinking too small. Don’t get arrested over something so stupid when there are 9 of you. Build your political movement. Let it grow its potential. The second you start the violence, it’s very easy to crack down and you’re not going to win against the state when there are 9 of you.
Several defendants have pleaded guilty, and as many as four are expected to testify for the prosecution.
I’m not entirely sure how this will work out for these defendants, now or in the future.
When Lt. Thomas Gross of the Alvarado Police Department arrived at the scene and got out of his car, Mr. Song yelled, “Get to the rifles!” and opened fire, according to prosecutors, hitting Lieutenant Gross above the collarbone. The rest of the group scattered.
Hitting a cop is not the same as crossing several state lines and murdering an EMT with a long gun…
Nine were arrested that evening, including one woman who said she had given people rides to the demonstration and parked nearby but never got out of her car.
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Prosecutors say 11 guns were recovered, some of them from cars or disassembled in backpacks. Four of them had been purchased by Mr. Song. They also found a flag that read “Resist Fascism, Fight Oligarchy” and fliers that said, “Fight ICE terror with class war” and “Free all political prisoners.”
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There are very different levels of responsibility for different people. Dude who started shooting is going to prison. Folks who showed up dressed in black but had no idea what was coming should not.
I mean Rittenhouse should probably be safely segregated from society, but here we are.