25 Oct 2021 1:55 pm
We don't convict based on intent, particularly if the act being attempted wasn't feasible. Intent is useful for establishing motive, nothing more. There was no threat to the continued function of American democracy, a vote was delayed for two hours. I was disgusted and unamused by the events but comparisons to 911 and pearl harbor were always huge exaggerations.Pengwin » 25 Oct 2021, 12:49 pm » wrote: ↑ In reality, yes, in what they were attempting, no.
That is why some are still in jail, and many are soon off to prison.