r/CapitolConsequences • u/CCMcC • Jan 23 '23

Jury finds Barnett guilty of eight insurrection charges CONVICTION

https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/jury-finds-barnett-guilty-of-eight-insurrection-charges/
4.4k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

View all comments

Show parent comments

5

u/ImInOverMyHead95 Jan 24 '23

I was genuinely surprised that the DOJ came after these assholes. They did nothing about the explosion of hate groups and militias when Obama was president and it seemed the government was genuinely afraid to hold them accountable because they were armed and deranged.

2

u/Carlyz37 Too old for this shit Jan 25 '23

Interesting point. Early intervention may have prevented what we have been dealing with and throttled the growth of these scum bag groups