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A leader of the Proud Boys who led the far-right organization’s infamous march to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was sentenced Wednesday to 17 years in prison – among the longest sentence handed down yet for a convicted rioter.

Joe Biggs was convicted by a Washington, DC jury of several charges including seditious conspiracy for attempting to forcibly prevent the peaceful transfer of power from then-President Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 election.

The government wanted Biggs to serve 33 years in federal prison. That's 15 years longer than the longest sentence in a Jan. 6 case to date: the 18-year sentence that went to Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, also convicted of seditious conspiracy, after prosecutors sought 25 years in federal prison.

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[–] ryrybang@lemmy.world 228 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This guy used violence and terrorism because he didn't want my vote to count simply because he didn't like the way I voted. Fuck this asshole. I hope he commits more felonies in prison and gets more time tacked on. 17 years isn't enough for this fascist asshole.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 64 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

He has a young daughter. Poor daughter having such a shit father.

Honestly, she's probably better off without this failure of a human being in her life.

[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 49 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I agree with the rage, but I personally -- snowball in hell it may be -- hope he and the others that participated in this come to realize why what they did is wrong and come to eventually speak against it.

[–] athos77@kbin.social 39 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He claims, " I’m not a terrorist, I don’t have hate in my heart.". Unfortunately, I don't believe him, and I don't think the judge did either.

[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 7 points 1 year ago

I'm skeptical as well, but I believe in redemption

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago

He either has hate, or he’s happy to exploit the hate of his followers for personal gain.

Either way he is in fact, a terrorist.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

I look forward to seeing if he takes this approach 17 years from now.

[–] geogle@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

That would just be further "proof" of the deep state they think runs the country

[–] MxM111@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

It’s not do that he thought that he did not like your vote, but because he thought your vote does not matter. A tiny but important difference, I think.