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New Jan 6th video of them constructing the hangman's gallows.

Laniakea

Not of this world
If that was all he did, you might be right, but that is not the general understanding.
Anyhow, I really want to see your justification for special treatment for Trump.

Show us video of him doing anything else and then you might have a point.
 

Laniakea

Not of this world
Oops you gave me a whataboutism instead of answering the question.

Just trying to make you see the irony of your position.

Those people have been arrested and charged. Long ago.
And then rewarded: New York City reaches $13.7 million settlement for police response to protests over killing of George Floyd

I have no reason to believe they will do what MAGA did on January 6th.
I have good reasons to believe MAGA will do what they did again, should Trump lose again.

So...."reasons"?
That's never been good enough before. Still isn't.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member

Pogo

Well-Known Member
Just trying to make you see the irony of your position.


And then rewarded: New York City reaches $13.7 million settlement for police response to protests over killing of George Floyd



So...."reasons"?
That's never been good enough before. Still isn't.
Where is the Irony? A suit was brought in NY court and evidence was collected and presented and a guilty verdict and judgement was delivered and the loser in this case the people of NYC in the form of their government paid.
Irony would be if you thought that because you like one of the parties in a suit, you would feel that the application of laws in court was wrong.
 

Unfettered

A striving disciple of Jesus Christ
Agreed. However, if you're visiting an art gallery that has not properly secured a display of antique swords, and someone grabs one to commit harm, is the museum held liable? If a faction of these protestors had been riled up enough to put the noose on someone, even if it didn't result in a complete hanging, would the people who brought the materials and constructed the display be liable?
In both cases I would say there is good chance of being held liable. In neither case would I expect a charge of "attempted murder." But that's what is being asserted in this thread, per the OP. The OP asserts that the persons who built the gallows art built it for the purpose of hanging someone. That's quite different than the scenarios you just offered.
I think many who were swept up in the excitement of J6 soon realized how bad things could have gone.
I don't doubt that.
Unfortunately there are more to replace those numbers should another "rally" be called.
Why prejudice the rally because of those who did wrong? Those who didn't riot clearly were there for a rally, not a "rally."
 

Unfettered

A striving disciple of Jesus Christ
No doubt watching Newsmax edits. Right wing disinformation works on the poorly informed.
Just as left-wing disinformation works on the poorly informed. Neither statement offers anything of value to the discussion, just attempts to foment contention.

More to the point, if you have a source showing the salient detail, I'd love to see it.
 

9-10ths_Penguin

1/10 Subway Stalinist
Premium Member
If I had a nickle for every person I heard about stringing up a politician, I'd be fabulously wealthy by now.
If I had a nickel for every time in the last 4 years that Republicans tried to get their way through violent plots against high-ranking public officials, I'd have two nickels... which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice.
 

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
If I had a nickel for every time in the last 4 years that Republicans tried to get their way through violent plots against high-ranking public officials, I'd have two nickels... which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice.
I can't wait to hear all the predictions about the upcoming election. I have my lawn chair, popcorn , soda, and beer all on standby
 

Spice

StewardshipPeaceIntergityCommunityEquality
In both cases I would say there is good chance of being held liable. In neither case would I expect a charge of "attempted murder." But that's what is being asserted in this thread, per the OP. The OP asserts that the persons who built the gallows art built it for the purpose of hanging someone. That's quite different than the scenarios you just offered.
Again, I agree. It would probably fall to something like reckless endangerment.
Why prejudice the rally because of those who did wrong? Those who didn't riot clearly were there for a rally, not a "rally."
You're right. The people who were down the street to hear the speeches and did not move to the Capitol, do not deserve to be held in the same light. However, I was speaking to those who were a part of the Capitol crowd. Many there had no idea there was going to be such violations of law and civility and quickly regretted the association, even if their political affiliation remained unchanged. I still feel there are many, even after all the arrests and convictions, who would gladly, and with fore-thought, attend a rally with nefarious intentions if called upon. That's the upsetting part that still hangs over us, IMO.
 

9-10ths_Penguin

1/10 Subway Stalinist
Premium Member
In both cases I would say there is good chance of being held liable. In neither case would I expect a charge of "attempted murder." But that's what is being asserted in this thread, per the OP. The OP asserts that the persons who built the gallows art built it for the purpose of hanging someone. That's quite different than the scenarios you just offered.

It seems that in Plan A, its purpose was to threaten Mike Pence into going along with Trump's "fake electors" coup attempt.

Plan B would have been to kill Mike Pence and have Trump choose a replacement (via the process in the 25th Amendment) who would be willing to carry out the VP's part of Trump's coup attempt, then proceed with the coup. However, I think that if the mob had got their hands on Pence, it's questionable whether they would have had the presence of mind to haul him out to the gallows rather than kill him on the spot. There certainly would have been... logistical challenges in hauling Pence outside without being stopped.

... so really, I'd say the gallows' real purpose was to look effective enough to scare the crap out of Mike Pence. Being an actually usable gallows was secondary (edit: but still related to its main purpose).
 

crossfire

LHP Mercuræn Feminist Heretic Bully ☿
Premium Member
The next time will no doubt be in January of 2025 after Trump wins.
It will be referred to as "defense of democracy" and "mostly peaceful", so law enforcement won't have to do much.
No. When Trump won the 2016 election, this is what happened the day after his inauguration: The Women's March: a huge, peaceful demonstration event that took place in multiple locations. It was the largest single-day protest in US history.

 
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metis

aged ecumenical anthropologist
... so really, I'd say the gallows' real purpose was to look effective enough to scare the crap out of Mike Pence. Being an actually usable gallows was secondary (edit: but still related to its main purpose).

One theory is that the insurrectionists wanted Pence to flee D.C. so he couldn't act on the Electoral College certification and that's why Pence refused to leave the scene even though the Secret Service told him he should leave to some distant location of their choosing.
 

Guitar's Cry

Disciple of Pan
Your question was about what the protesters might have done if they had gotten to the lawmakers. Remember?

It was. I doubt they were going to shout slogans in their faces. I certainly wouldn't have assumed it were I a Senator in the Capitol that day.
 
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