Remember this when some clown says people disrespecting the flag should be beaten

[Hmac]

Using deadly force against someone over a breach of protocol is the same as using deadly force to stop someone using deadly force over being offended? Not seeing that one.

I'm opposed to the assertion that it's too bad that the guy wasn't killed by the mob in retribution. Two sides, same coin.

[Digital_Damage]

so.... It was Trumps fault


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime...cid=spartandhp

Lance Jasper, Brockway's attorney, said last week that his client is a military verteran who has a severe traumatic brain injury and has problems with impulse control. Between that and being a disabled veteran who is "uber patriotic," Jasper said, Brockway is influenced by the rhetoric of President Donald Trump.
Referring to times the President has spoken out against athletes and others that kneel or protest during the national anthem and when he suggested possible jail time or loss of citizenship for burning the American flag, Jasper said, "Curt takes that literally and views the President as the commander in chief and when he sees it happening, he feels he needs to do something about it."
Jasper said Brockway expressed remorse the child was hurt.
"He told me 'I guess I messed up because he got hurt. But I'm a patriot,'" Jasper said.
Jasper said he intends to present his client's neuropsychological evaluation to the court. "Curt says he was given an order from (the) commander in chief to make sure people are patriotic," Jasper said.
The maximum sentence for felony assault on a minor, according to a charging document, is five years in prison and a $50,000 fine.

[Coal Dragger]

That’s an interesting legal defense.

[titsonritz]

so.... It was Trumps fault


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime...cid=spartandhp

Brockway was put on probation in 2011 -- and given a suspended 10-year prison sentence -- after being convicted of assault with a weapon.

In that case, a prosecutor alleged Brockway had taken out a gun and threatened to shoot three people during a traffic dispute on a narrow road in Mineral County in September 2010, according to court documents.

Was that Trump's fault too?

[jsbhike]

I'm opposed to the assertion that it's too bad that the guy wasn't killed by the mob in retribution. Two sides, same coin.

Once again, not meaning summarily executing him after he surrendered.

While I have repeatedly stated I was not referring to some some form of lynching, I do find the idea of the community eliminating a repeat violent offender (that the criminal justice system seems to be handling rather gently) as being some gross miscarriage of justice as somewhat odd though.

[SteyrAUG]

I'm opposed to the assertion that it's too bad that the guy wasn't killed by the mob in retribution. Two sides, same coin.

Killed no, ass kicked...pretty much ok with that.

so.... It was Trumps fault


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime...cid=spartandhp

I wonder if he burned down his house after watching Beavis and Butthead.

[jsbhike]

I wonder if he burned down his house after watching Beavis and Butthead.

We may have his first instance of making national news.

[1911-A1]

so.... It was Trumps fault


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime...cid=spartandhp

Well, no. a TBI could explain his actions, but I'm not a neurologist. I do know that people with TBIs do often have problems with impulse control and anger in many cases. The question is to what degree does he have control over his actions and how easily is he influenced by suggestion or coercion? The fact that Trump was potentially the one inciting him to act is pretty much irrelevant, because if he's really this injured, it probably could have been anyone making the suggestion.