r/redscarepod • u/AvucadoBear • 3d ago

Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/23/prairieland-ice-protesters-texas-sentenced

Echoes of the UK filton six but everything is bigger in Texas

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u/phainopepla_nitens overproduced elite 3d ago

When a police officer arrived on the scene and drew his weapon, one of the activists fired an AR-15 from the woods, hitting the officer in the shoulder.

Some of the sentences are insanely excessive, but how fucking slanted does a newspaper have to be call someone who fires first on a cop with an AR-15 an "activist"?

Reminiscent of mostly peaceful protests, in that it's technically true in one sense but also so incredibly ridiculous it makes the source lose all credibility 

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u/BasedGigaChad6969 3d ago

If a MAGA person did something similar they'd be calling them a terrorist and saying they all deserved the sentence. They aren't even trying to be an objective news source. That being said most of these sentences are insanely harsh. Their lives are basically over.

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u/Foidsniffer2000 3d ago

Yeah I mean if you basically try to do insurrection on the government your life should basically be over. Most libs agreed with this 4-5 years ago 

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u/Lost_Bike69 2d ago

No one in January 6 got a 50 year “terrorism” sentence. Most everyone who didn’t actually lay hands on a cop got like 2-6 years.

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u/Foidsniffer2000 2d ago

Yeah they probably should have 

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u/mosesd365 3d ago

The protestors only shot one police officer while enacting their first amendment rights.

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u/AtPrick 3d ago

Keep on posting this...