I know the gap between the statutory definition of "incitement" and proving it firmly enough to get a jury to convict a public person/white guy, but still....In addition to their denial of the reality of the pandemic, one thing that left these rioters so easily identifiable is that, in their minds, they believed they were the heroes of the story.
— Tal Kopan (@TalKopan) January 11, 2021
They didn’t feel the need to conceal themselves. They wanted to be known. Now they are. https://t.co/7U7qzidafs
That seems a fairly easy conclusion to draw.Karl Rove on Fox: "the president should not have given that speech and was wrong to give that speech and what happened afterwards was a result of what he said"
— Susan Kroll (@suekroll) January 11, 2021
The question is: where did the rioters get the idea they were the heroes? As was pointed out on Twitter, the whole thing is like a giant Milgram experiment.New: DC AG says he’s looking at potentially charging Trump & others for inciting violence in speeches to crowd that later breached Capitol Jan 6.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) January 11, 2021
Racine told @mitchellreports charges apply "where there is a clear recognition one's incitement could lead to foreseeable violence."
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) January 11, 2021Which is the whole justification for laws about "incitement."
When Conan files a complaint about your lack of chivalry, you know you're in deep doo-doo.
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