Nathalie Jones, 50, formerly of Indiana, was initially denied bond over the alleged threats by U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya on Aug. 21 and ordered to undergo a competency evaluation while behind bars, according to court documents filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Boasberg, who is a Barack Obama appointee, chose to reverse the decision in an Aug. 27 order, reportedly telling the court that he didn’t feel Jones posed a threat to the public during another bond hearing held for her a day earlier, on Aug. 26.
My impression is that they are attempting to give the appearance fairness while at the same time they are being grossly misleading.
For example, consider this list of examples of political violence that implies that “both sides” are equally responsible, but there is ample evidence that the violent acts listed came from the left or from people who are violently anti-Trump.
From your experience, Abene, does political violence beget more political violence? I mean, you know, last year, we saw two assassination attempts on President Trump; this year, the assassination of one Democratic Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband and the attempted assassination of another.
Context: The State Senator was killed soon after she voted with Republicans to pass a measure supported by President Trump. The accused shooter was appointed to a state government post by two Democrat governors and had no party affiliation.
“Just days before the fatal shooting, Hortman provided the sole Democratic vote in Minnesota’s lower chamber to pass a Republican bill that would strip adult undocumented migrants of state-funded healthcare. . . Boelter also previously served on Minnesota’s Governor’s Workforce Development Board, appointed by Governor Mark Dayton in 2016 and reappointed by Walz in 2019.”
. . . I mean, not to mention other instances over the past few years, like the Democratic Pennsylvania governor’s residence firebomb.
Context: Court records show that attack came because Shapiro is a strong supporter of Israel, not because he is a Democrat.
“The suspect charged with setting fire at the Pennsylvania governor’s residence allegedly told a 911 operator he targeted Gov. Josh Shapiro because of his perceived stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict, according to search warrants obtained by the USA TODAY Network . . .Posts on Balmer’s social media appear to mock former President Joe Biden and criticize Trump alike.”
I mean, you could even lump in January 6, 2021. I don’t know. Like, can we call this assassination an isolated event, or is there a pattern to be concerned about?
Fact: The only people who died on January 6 were unarmed Trump supporters and include an unarmed woman who was shot dead by a Capitol Policeman without warning.
There are plenty of lies of omission as well. There is no mention of the months of deadly BLM/Antifa riots in 2020, no mention of the attempted assassination of Justice Kavanaugh in 2022, no mention of the attempt assassination of congressional Republicans in 2017, no mention of the dozens of attacks on pro-life pregnancy clinics . . .
Cancel culture is nothing new. It’s not like even in 1950s , egregious misbehavior could not get one dismissed from a job.
What’s changed roughly around mid-2010s is the line between “who cares” and offensive had moved drastically. It reached ridiculous proportions in 2020 after George Floyd where people were losing their jobs for seemingly benign statements like “all lives matter”.
And now that the line is seemingly moving in the other direction, let’s not be shocked if consequences are still there for something like supporting or celebrating murder. I’d say we would have seen the same decades ago.
…and you left out the part of it being a DC gj where 95% of those selected voted against Trump. Do you believe the justice was even remotely close to being;
If a bank wants to determine the probability you’ll pay back a loan, they examine your credit history. Doing the same thing but substituting the jury decisions, it strongly supports what I said.
They don’t. Because you are projecting a handful of decisions onto thousands of cases. Because it’s easier. It’s not like you did a deep dive on the decisions of grand juries and it’s not that you could because it’s not public information for the most part anyway.
“We’re in a war right now to save this country. And so you have to be willing to do whatever is necessary in order to save the country.” --Democrat Senator Chris Murphy, the day before the shooting.
Outstanding