Bowman has agreed to pay the maximum fine of $1,000 for one misdemeanor count of falsely pulling a fire alarm — a charge that carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail. He will also provide a formal apology to Capitol Police.
Where’s the disrupting official proceedings charge like the one they tried pushing on the grandma given a guided tour by capitol police
And unlike a mob of people where you have to wonder who was who in any "plot" to actually disrupt, in this case the perp and the motive were entirely clear.
I don't know that you can ever have fairness in a system where prosecutions are optional. In no case does anyone challenge the ability of a DA to not bring charges. Therefore which charges are brought is up to some guy's opinion. That he is an elected guy doesn't make the justice meted out any more fair. I don't really have a solution.
I don't think you can have fairness, but you can have order I guess. Because what happens is the crooks get in good with law enforcement, who is again perfectly allowed to selectively not prosecute his friends. As long as he stays popular. That's a form of order.
Where’s the disrupting official proceedings charge like the one they tried pushing on the grandma given a guided tour by capitol police
he should be going to the exact same gulag for the exact same amount of time.
More - as someone who invents the laws he should be held to a much higher standard
He should be in Owen Shroyer's place right now.
And unlike a mob of people where you have to wonder who was who in any "plot" to actually disrupt, in this case the perp and the motive were entirely clear.
I don't know that you can ever have fairness in a system where prosecutions are optional. In no case does anyone challenge the ability of a DA to not bring charges. Therefore which charges are brought is up to some guy's opinion. That he is an elected guy doesn't make the justice meted out any more fair. I don't really have a solution.
I don't think you can have fairness, but you can have order I guess. Because what happens is the crooks get in good with law enforcement, who is again perfectly allowed to selectively not prosecute his friends. As long as he stays popular. That's a form of order.