r/CapitolConsequences Verified Journalist Sep 23 '22

QAnon believer Doug Jensen convicted on all counts in Jan. 6 case CONVICTION

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/jury-convicts-qanon-believer-who-chased-officer-goodman-on-all-counts-in-capitol-riot-case-douglas-jensen-eugene-goodman-iowa-des-moines-q/65-9dc6ad71-2e6a-4f0d-96b4-d180b45ed347
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u/outerworldLV Sep 23 '22

Zero sympathy for this down the Q rabbit hole defense. These are adults.

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u/stupidsuburbs3 Sep 23 '22

I understand the sentiment. But have you read into his upbringing?

I shed no tears for adult Jensen and his actions. I do fear for others like him who can be exploited by powerful men with malevolent motives.

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u/cyrathil Sep 24 '22

His upbringing justifies his descent into inane conspiracies?

Nah fam, I've seen worse shit thrown at people's lives and they come out good on the other side. At best he tried to conform to his peers.

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u/stupidsuburbs3 Sep 24 '22

Um…. I’m trying to expand the conversation. I’ve known people that went through what he went to. They did not come out good on the other side.

In all fairness none stormed the capitol either. My point was that I’d love more societal preventative measures. Protects kids from abuse and prevent donkey brain adults from violently proliferating.

I can understand why someone would see it differently but wanted to add my 2 cents.

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '22 edited Jun 30 '23

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u/stupidsuburbs3 Sep 24 '22

Right. I guess I left my usual “but fuck these people” signature on this comment thread.

That feels good to say but hardly helps prevent the next q inspired family massacre. We have a problem beyond 1/6 and those specific mullies.

My comment was meant to convey my desire to look past one guy’s actions. Give him everyday of prison he’s earned. But also figure out what the fuck is going on with these brainwashed kamikaze in waiting.

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u/neuroverdant Sep 24 '22

In all fairness none stormed the Capitol either.

And that’s all you needed to say. Doug here is an adult and was found competent to answer for his crimes. I wouldn’t want anyone to make excuses for any terrible behavior on my part, just because my upbringing was a horror show. Maladaptive behaviors as a result of domestic abuse are my responsibility, and so would be any crimes.

Please, just stop.

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u/OGPunkr Sep 24 '22

You just stop. This is how we figure out what went wrong. The guy was molested as a kid and therefor vulnerable to the PROGRAMING.

Should he be held accountable? YES!

Should we try to figure out why this happened to so many? um...YES

Not once did anyone say to let him off because of his childhood. We will not repair this by acting like an angry mob. That is how the other guys work, remember.

Again....no one is saying he shouldn't pay.

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u/i_owe_them13 Sep 24 '22 edited Sep 24 '22

Y’all hating on their nuanced take is just useless and pea-brained. They aren’t making excuses for him, they’re just not mindlessly giving in to the bandwagon’s celebration of ‘bloodlust,’ something a lot more people actually ought to be doing when it comes to criminal justice here in the U.S. Always boggles my mind when ostensibly reasonable people shit on others for tempering their own personal vitriol.

 

Ps. “Banned from r/politics” isn’t a flex.

 

Edit: The dork blocked me right after replying “Fantasy isn’t nuance.” 1) I don’t know what that was supposed to mean, 2) I really doubt their genuineness now, and 3) oh bother.

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u/neuroverdant Sep 24 '22

Fantasy isn’t nuance.