A leader of the Proud Boys who led the far-right organization’s infamous march to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was sentenced Wednesday to 17 years in prison – among the longest sentence handed down yet for a convicted rioter.
Joe Biggs was convicted by a Washington, DC jury of several charges including seditious conspiracy for attempting to forcibly prevent the peaceful transfer of power from then-President Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 election.
The government wanted Biggs to serve 33 years in federal prison. That’s 15 years longer than the longest sentence in a Jan. 6 case to date: the 18-year sentence that went to Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, also convicted of seditious conspiracy, after prosecutors sought 25 years in federal prison.
This guy used violence and terrorism because he didn’t want my vote to count simply because he didn’t like the way I voted. Fuck this asshole. I hope he commits more felonies in prison and gets more time tacked on. 17 years isn’t enough for this fascist asshole.
Now that the seditionists are getting prison terms, VOTE VOTE VOTE. The next Republican president will pardon all of these assholes instantly.
Pardon is the least of our concerns.
The next Republican president will pardon all of these assholes instantly.
Only if they can afford to pay for it. You shouldn’t let them get their hopes up on false promises.
17 years for OrangeLeader, who likely doesn’t even know who Joe Biggs is. He’ll be 55 years old when released (assuming full term).
And hopefully never allowed to own a gun, vote or have internet access
never allowed to own a gun
Somehow I doubt the guys convicted for trying to overthrow the government are real big on following laws.
Being one of the leaders of the group of people who attempted to overthrow your government and peaceful democratic systems is only 17 years in prison?
Wow just wow
If I were a traitor, I would see this sentence and think, “yeah, it kinda looks worth it, honestly.”
Conservatives get light sentences. It’s just a thing we do here, unfortunately.
So many people get longer sentences for smaller crimes. :(
33 years would have been better. A firing squad even betterer.
But nearly 20 years is better than the slap on the wrists that other traitors were getting.
Bye bye! Have fun in general pop, fuck-head!
Man is lucky he wasn’t executed.
Joe Biggs: Fucked around. Found out.
Joyous news, thank you!
Where’s your pumpkin spice daddy now Joe?!
With any luck maybe you’ll share a cell
Fuck all these people, every last one of them. Keep the convictions rolling. They each deserve it tenfold.
Its fucking insane how prople get so much time for something so stupid in the middle of a year where there were riots all over the US
