(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Right-wing explodes over Floyd Rioters given probation for Arson [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-12-27 So one of the MAGAs on my Face Group Army for Truth responded to a story about Ray Epps being hit with felony charges for his involvement in the J6 attack with the following: Following me over the flip for the details. Are you noticing the hole in this story yet? Do you see the logical fallacy? Kingston and White were sentenced to five years probation, ordered to pay a $500 fine, and must complete 150 hours of community service. The third suspect, 35-year-old John Wesley Wade, was indicted on the same exact charges earlier in the year back in January. According to the Blaze , at the time of the indictment, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said, "I think this indictment is particularly important. It sends a message that we are a community that supports protesting. We certainly know it's one of your constitutional rights, but what we do not tolerate is violent protest." ATLANTA, GA - According to reports , a Fulton County judge issued a $500 fine and no jail time for two out of the three suspects who were charged with setting fire to a Wendy's in Atlanta during a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest that turned into a violent riot back in 2020. The suspects, identified as Chisom Kingston and Natalie White were both charged with conspiracy to commit arson in the first-degree and two counts of first-degree arson. Court records show that both Kingston and White pleaded guilty to those crimes in a plea deal. Naturally, this is a story I haven’t heard anything about but it apparently, is just like the right-wing hype over Ray Epps, it’s a big freaking deal in MAGA land. It’s HUGE. A $500 fine is all the two black BLMTIFA arsonists got for torching the Wendey's that ppl said proud boyz torched - Arson is right up there w murder its a very serious offense. so the black privilege is alive and well that the left does not want to admit -jan fake insurrection ppl got much harsher sentences and fines than the two thug arsonists- two tiered system as we all know is alive and well. A $500 fine is all the two black BLMTIFA arsonists got for torching the Wendey's that ppl said proud boyz torched - Arson is right up there w murder its a very serious offense. so the black privilege is alive and well that the left does not want to admit -jan fake insurrection ppl got much harsher sentences and fines than the two thug arsonists- two tiered system as we all know is alive and well. More than 1,000 people have been charged with crimes since supporters of then-President Donald Trump violently stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election. Over two years later, at least 476 people have pleaded guilty in connection to the insurrection. This table includes the names, accepted charges, and links to court documents of all the people who have pleaded guilty as of February 13, 2023. Insider has since stopped tracking guilty pleas and the charges handed down to Capitol rioters, but other sources, like George Washington University's Program on Extremism, continue to keep track. So did you catch the trick in the story? [I’ve done this a long time, there’s always a trick or a twist to stories in Right-wing media. Some relevant fact is always buried and ignored.] Well, the first one is that the two offenders who took the plea deal were both first offenders — and Georgia has a law about that. Kingston and White on Thursday pleaded guilty to the charges and each received a sentence of five years of probation, a $500 fine and 150 hours of community service to be completed with a nonprofit organization within the first year of probation, according to online court records. They were each sentenced under Georgia’s first offender law, meaning that if they complete their sentences without violating the terms or committing another crime, their records will be wiped clean. From experience, I know that being sentenced to community service is no cakewalk. If Kingston and White fail to complete the required 150 hours within their first year probation will be revoked and they’ll be taken into custody to serve the remainder of their time in State prison. That’s no joke. The second trick is the fact there was a third defendant who is already currently serving time and has been sentenced to five years in federal prison. Wade is a prominent BLM activist in Atlanta and allegedly led several protests during the summer of 2020. In October 2020, he was arrested on federal charges over a string of violent demonstrations and was sentenced to five years in federal prison back in March 2022. So even within this one case, this one incident, there’s a two-tiered result. Two first offenders received probation and one repeat offender didn’t and is currently serving 5 years, plus whatever additional time he’ll receive for the Wendy’s incident. Hundreds of J6 Terrorists, almost half of the total that have been arrested, have also received plea deals for lesser charges and have avoided jail time including Sidney Powell and Couy Griffin. This is not unusual, this is not part of some plot of “Black Supremacy” against the poor innocent White defendants of J6. The narrative behind this story is a load of bullshit, but it’s just the exact type of BS that the MAGAs go GAGA for. They eat this shit up. 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