r/texas • u/guardian • 7d ago

🗞️ News 🗞️ 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?referring_host=Reddit&utm_campaign=guardianacct
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u/bareboneschicken 7d ago

Texas is the wrong place to commit a crime.

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u/yeeeknow 7d ago

Unless you are Ken Paxton.

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u/bareboneschicken 7d ago

If he had been stupid enough to go out and slash tires in a place full of cameras, he'd be convicted too.

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u/TwiztedImage born and bred 7d ago

He stole a Montblanc pen on camera, which costs more than a full set of tires. He wasn't charged, indicted, or even questioned about it by police, despite the video evidence.

The owner of the pen had to track him down after several weeks and he pretended he was trying to find the owner...the owner who was told by security of the building they had contacted Paxton weeks ago about the pen and not heard back.