• yeahiknow3@lemmy.world
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    They convicted the guy for wearing black, because apparently that meant that he was part of a larger “conspiracy” for violence in which he didn’t even participate. US courts continue to be an embarrassment to jurisprudence.

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    Cool, this means you can also prosecute every Proud Boy and Magat for wearing their Larp gear uniforms when they get violent.

    they were politically biased against anti-fascists and had demonstrated a pattern of failing to prosecute members of right-wing groups who committed violence at political rallies and protests.

    Oh, shucks, I guess not.

  • Infamousblt [any]@hexbear.net
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    So it’s illegal to be anti fascist in America now? That’s pretty telling. Don’t forget to vote for the guys who make it illegal to be against fascism though!

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      I was hoping you were over-blowing it, you were not.

      “Basically … what he got convicted for is what he was wearing, which is problematic for the First Amendment,” Curtis Briggs, White’s San Francisco-based defense attorney, told reporters outside the courtroom Friday. “Mr. White will definitely appeal after sentencing, and I think it’s an amazing appellate area that implicates the First Amendment.”

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    SD Jury: “They’re from LA? Say no more fam, guilty. Which brewery we hitting?”