Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window on Jan. 6 gets 10 years in prison, then declares, 'Trump won!' - WABE
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A former member of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group who smashed a window at the U.S. Capitol in the building’s first breach of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot was sentenced on […]
    • czech@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      It’s called contempt of court. How have you never heard of it before now?

        • czech@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          1 year ago

          Perhaps where you live but not in America where this takes place.

          https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_court

          Contempt of court, often referred to simply as “contempt”, is the crime of being disobedient to or disrespectful toward a court of law and its officers in the form of behavior that opposes or defies the authority, justice, and dignity of the court.

          He yelled nonsense in a courtroom in the presence of a judge, right?

          • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
            12·
            1 year ago

            Lots of defendants do dumb shit immediately after sentencing…

            Very very few get additional punishment for words, like you know murderers routinely shout vile things at their victims families while being taken out after sentencing right?

            They don’t even get contempt charges.

            While I don’t think explaining again will work, I know the block button does.

            Be nicer and people may try longer to help you understand.