Inexcusable
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Man with weapon detained near Brett Kavanaugh’s home
A California man carrying at least one weapon near Brett M. Kavanaugh’s Maryland home has been taken into custody by police after telling officers he wanted to kill the Supreme Court justice, according to people familiar with the investigation.
The man, described as being in his mid-20s, was found to be carrying at least one weapon and burglary tools, these people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. Police were apparently notified that the person might pose a threat to the justice, but it was not immediately clear who provided the initial tip, these people said. The man apparently did not make it onto Kavanaugh’s property in Montgomery County but was stopped on a nearby street, these people said.
Two people familiar with the investigation said the initial evidence indicates that the man was angry about the leaked draft of an opinion by the Supreme Court signaling that the court is preparing to overturn Roe. v. Wade, the 49-year-old decision that guaranteed the constitutional right to have an abortion. He was also angry over a recent spate of mass shootings, these people said.
The man was arrested at about 1:50 a.m. today, Supreme Court spokeswoman Patricia McCabe said in a statement.
“The man was armed and made threats against Justice Kavanaugh,” McCabe said. “He was transported to Montgomery County Police 2nd District.”Funny how that worked out.
@George-K said in Inexcusable:
Man with weapon detained near Brett Kavanaugh’s home
A California man carrying at least one weapon near Brett M. Kavanaugh’s Maryland home has been taken into custody by police after telling officers he wanted to kill the Supreme Court justice, according to people familiar with the investigation.
The man, described as being in his mid-20s, was found to be carrying at least one weapon and burglary tools, these people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. Police were apparently notified that the person might pose a threat to the justice, but it was not immediately clear who provided the initial tip, these people said. The man apparently did not make it onto Kavanaugh’s property in Montgomery County but was stopped on a nearby street, these people said.
Two people familiar with the investigation said the initial evidence indicates that the man was angry about the leaked draft of an opinion by the Supreme Court signaling that the court is preparing to overturn Roe. v. Wade, the 49-year-old decision that guaranteed the constitutional right to have an abortion. He was also angry over a recent spate of mass shootings, these people said.
The man was arrested at about 1:50 a.m. today, Supreme Court spokeswoman Patricia McCabe said in a statement.
“The man was armed and made threats against Justice Kavanaugh,” McCabe said. “He was transported to Montgomery County Police 2nd District.”Funny how that worked out.
So what’s the score after that right wing nut went after that judge?
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Charged with attempted murder.
Perhaps someone who knows the law better than I do can explain this.
Do threats and possession of lethal weapons constitute attempted murder, or does one actually have to commit a violent act?
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Charged with attempted murder.
Perhaps someone who knows the law better than I do can explain this.
Do threats and possession of lethal weapons constitute attempted murder, or does one actually have to commit a violent act?
@George-K said in Inexcusable:
Do threats and possession of lethal weapons constitute attempted murder, or does one actually have to commit a violent act?
Revolves around intent and whether the weapon was discharged. Intent is there and a weapon is present, along with other stuff. So, the charge is appropriate. If he had taken a potshot at Kavanaugh or actually tried to harm him with some other deadly weapon, the sentence could ratchet all the way up to life.
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So, this is the mob justice of the left, going forward. Make republican appointed supreme court justices' lives as unhappy as possible, within the law. That's probably pretty unhappy. Thanks, righteous douche bags. We'll wait for your outrage and law changes if/when it ever happens to liberal judges.
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Bill that would increase security for families of Supreme Court justices is stalled in House.
A bipartisan Senate-passed bill that would expand security protection to the immediate family members of Supreme Court justices has stalled in the House, raising questions from senators on why it hasn't passed in the wake of an arrest outside the home of a Supreme Court justice.
The questions come hours after an armed man was arrested near Brett Kavanaugh's Maryland home after making threats against the Supreme Court justice, according to a court spokesperson.
The House hasn't taken up the bill, which passed the Senate by unanimous consent in May.
The legislation must be passed by the House before going to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reacted angrily to the report about Kavanaugh's home on the Senate floor Wednesday.
"If these reports are correct, an assassination attempt against a sitting justice, or something close to it," McConnell said on the floor. "This is exactly the kind of event that many feared that terrible breach of the Court's rules and norms could fuel."
The top Senate Republican also complained the House had not quickly approved the Senate-passed bill.
Coons told CNN on Wednesday he is still working with the House on a compromise to enhance security, which could include extending protection to clerks and other staff.
"I've actually been engaging with several House members about how we come to a negotiated compromise on that bill and move it forward promptly," said Coons, noting that the main sticking point is "a relatively simple issue of whether or not the scope of it also includes clerks and other staff." -
When is AG Garland going to do his job and enforce the law?
Protesters Descend on Amy Coney Barrett’s Home
Protesters gathered on Thursday evening outside Supreme Court justice Amy Coney Barrett’s home, where she lives with her husband and seven children, according to reports.
The protests, as reported by George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley, come one day after a California man allegedly attempted to assassinate Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Early Wednesday morning, police detained 26-year-old Nicholas John Roske after he exited a taxi in front of Kavanaugh’s home in Maryland wearing black clothes, according to a criminal complaint. The man told authorities he called 911 because he was having suicidal thoughts. He told a dispatcher he had come “from California to kill a specific” Supreme Court justice, the affidavit said.
Authorities found a Glock 17 handgun with two magazines and ammunition, a tactical knife, pepper spray, zip ties, a hammer, a screwdriver, and other gear in Roske’s backpack.
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@George-K said in Inexcusable:
This is how the WaPo betrays itself as center-right. They should not be reporting that story at all.
@Horace said in Inexcusable:
This is how the WaPo betrays itself as center-right.
That was about the New York Times. Get yer right-wing nuts straight, buddy.
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@Horace said in Inexcusable:
This is how the WaPo betrays itself as center-right.
That was about the New York Times. Get yer right-wing nuts straight, buddy.
@George-K said in Inexcusable:
@Horace said in Inexcusable:
This is how the WaPo betrays itself as center-right.
That was about the New York Times. Get yer right-wing nuts straight, buddy.
I know, I was making a clever cross-thread reference. Also note that the professor who thinks the NYT was center-right, claimed that there is no mainstream center-left paper. meaning, he doesn't believe WaPo is that.
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@George-K said in Inexcusable:
@Horace said in Inexcusable:
This is how the WaPo betrays itself as center-right.
That was about the New York Times. Get yer right-wing nuts straight, buddy.
I know, I was making a clever cross-thread reference. Also note that the professor who thinks the NYT was center-right, claimed that there is no mainstream center-left paper. meaning, he doesn't believe WaPo is that.
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@George-K said in Inexcusable:
Kinda depends. If the "plot" was writing "list of people I wanna kill" in crayon on the back of the CVS receipt, and the list included Ned Flanders and the Inventor of Raisins, would you be outraged if the story didn't make national news?
Please love yourself.
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@George-K said in Inexcusable:
Kinda depends. If the "plot" was writing "list of people I wanna kill" in crayon on the back of the CVS receipt, and the list included Ned Flanders and the Inventor of Raisins, would you be outraged if the story didn't make national news?
@Aqua-Letifer said in Inexcusable:
@George-K said in Inexcusable:
Kinda depends. If the "plot" was writing "list of people I wanna kill" in crayon on the back of the CVS receipt, and the list included Ned Flanders and the Inventor of Raisins, would you be outraged if the story didn't make national news?
I think it's safe to say that enough evidence exists to propagate a desirable narrative at the top of a publication's lungs, if such a narrative existed.
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@George-K said in Inexcusable:
Kinda depends. If the "plot" was writing "list of people I wanna kill" in crayon on the back of the CVS receipt, and the list included Ned Flanders and the Inventor of Raisins, would you be outraged if the story didn't make national news?
@Aqua-Letifer said in Inexcusable:
Kinda depends. If the "plot" was writing "list of people I wanna kill" in crayon on the back of the CVS receipt, and the list included Ned Flanders and the Inventor of Raisins, would you be outraged if the story didn't make national news?
He was arrested for attempted murder. That's a fact.
The intended victim was a Justice of the Supreme Court. That's another fact and it makes it national.And this is a "local story" along the lines of a home invasion or burglary?
"Darkness" indeed.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Inexcusable:
Kinda depends. If the "plot" was writing "list of people I wanna kill" in crayon on the back of the CVS receipt, and the list included Ned Flanders and the Inventor of Raisins, would you be outraged if the story didn't make national news?
He was arrested for attempted murder. That's a fact.
The intended victim was a Justice of the Supreme Court. That's another fact and it makes it national.And this is a "local story" along the lines of a home invasion or burglary?
"Darkness" indeed.
@George-K said in Inexcusable:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Inexcusable:
Kinda depends. If the "plot" was writing "list of people I wanna kill" in crayon on the back of the CVS receipt, and the list included Ned Flanders and the Inventor of Raisins, would you be outraged if the story didn't make national news?
He was arrested for attempted murder. That's a fact.
The intended victim was a Justice of the Supreme Court. That's another fact and it makes it national.And this is a "local story" along the lines of a home invasion or burglary?
"Darkness" indeed.
Fair enough. Passes the threshold. Just saying that not all such stories actually do.
WaPo's a total joke anyway and the word's getting out.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Inexcusable:
Kinda depends. If the "plot" was writing "list of people I wanna kill" in crayon on the back of the CVS receipt, and the list included Ned Flanders and the Inventor of Raisins, would you be outraged if the story didn't make national news?
He was arrested for attempted murder. That's a fact.
The intended victim was a Justice of the Supreme Court. That's another fact and it makes it national.And this is a "local story" along the lines of a home invasion or burglary?
"Darkness" indeed.
