Can't this be used to charge Lindell with conspiracy?
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All these sentences for people who literally tried to subvert our Democracy are light as hell. Slap them for 15 years at a minimum.
I totally agree, for her that's likely a life sentence. I wonder if there isn't some form of psychiatric help some of these people could benefit from. They're all deeply brainwashed. Subjecting them to the people who have been portrayed so long as the enemy might change some minds. Though, I don't know that I'd want to subject minorities to them.
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Everything Trump cultists accuse people of is just a confession at this point. There is no point in even entertaining these people. I hope she enjoys her stay in prison.
At this point, if something upsets them, it might be safer to assume it's either a good thing or a benign one that doesn't really affect anyone (but their "solution" sure will) than it being an actual problem.
The judge really have her hell, it's worth reading. Another article by The Guardian had this gem:
"She also told the judge she cannot go to prison because she needs to sleep on a magnetic mattress, which she has been using since 1995 to help with health conditions such as chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia."
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The funny part is, that she believes deep down, if trump wins the election, he will pardon her 😂😂
He can't, they're state charges not federal...she fuuuked and deservedly so. Of course unless Trump does win and he threatens the state AG I wouldn't put it past him ffs. VOTE BLUE!
Allowed access to the voting system as in to investigate or as in to tamper? One is hopefully unnecessary but harmless and one is obviously worthy of prison time, in my opinion.
From what I gathered in the article, she wasn’t allowed access. She stole someone else’s access card to get in. So, worthy of prison time absolutely.
Yeah I'm very much against that but not nearly as against the idea of transparency in voting.
The obvious drawback being it could affect the anonymity of voting, which is an essential cornerstone to healthy democracies.
What the fuck are you talking about with this irrelevant bullshit?
Do you think I'm inclined to answer your question when you ask it like that?
She was not authorised to allow access, whatever the reason. You don’t get to break the law just because you think you have a reason.
Regardless, it was to tamper (or to find a way to tamper, more specifically).
I'm not on board with the Law = Morality argument and I doubt you are.
Gandhi? Rosa Parks? MLK? Would you tell them they shouldn't have broken the law just because they think they have a reason?
Get a grip. It’s absolutely crazy to compare Tina Peters to MLK Jr., Rosa Parks, or Gandhi. These people fought against deep systemic injustice, risking their lives for civil rights and freedom. Peters’ actions, spreading lies tied to election denial and abuse of power, don’t come close to that level of sacrifice or historical importance. Trying to equate the two is a huge stretch and undermines the legacy of true leaders who changed the world for the better.
I'm not making the point that this person is as virtuous as any of the three that I named. I'm making the point that Law and Morality are not the same thing. Either you don't understand that or you do understand it and facing your crummy point earlier is making you upset.
Either way, find someone else to talk to because we're done here.
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Your opinion is bad and you should feel bad.
You don't think she deserves prison? Why?
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It is a shame that the article doesn't have those details.
Oh wait, it does!
Peters, 68, was convicted by a trial jury in August of seven criminal counts, including attempt to influence a public servant, conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, violation of duty, and failure to comply with secretary of state requirements.
She was accused of using another person’s security badge to allow someone else to gain access to her county’s election system.
The person who used that badge was affiliated with Mike Lindell, the CEO of My Pillow and a leading proponent of the claim that Trump’s defeat for a second term was due to ballot fraud.
There is no reason for this kind of access except to tamper, because the system is formally audited by people who don't have to sneak in through illegal access.
Thanks for summing it up for me and no thanks for the hostility! Reminds me of Reddit, so I feel right at home.
Yep, she should be in prison.
I'm sick of people trying to pretend like the people trying to interfere with elections would have some kind of non-malicious intent.
Also I was being snarky, not hostile. Words mean things.
I'm sick of people jumping down each other's throats when someone asks about something they don't know about.
So I guess we're both sick of each other. 🖕
Why are you still talking to me? Is it because you're lying about being sick of people like me and it's really that you enjoy being rude?
Going to have to figure out how to block people on lemmy now. May as well learn how on day 2, but it's a bit sooner than I expected.
I'm surprised you managed to figure out how to make a Lemmy account considering you can't even tell when more than one person responds to you. And acting all wounded when you didn't bother to RTFA and someone is kind enough to spoon feed you anyway is very reddit of you.
I've never spoken to you in my life
I am now suspecting that you are a russian NPC or a clueless boomer, maybe both. Bless you either way
Unfortunately the answer is usually Russian NPC
It was actually pretty interesting to listen to the sentencing. It's about 20 minutes. The judge goes through all of the options at his disposal and discusses his the rationale that he used to arrive at a prison sentence.
He had the option of sentencing her to parole, community service, or incarceration. He then described her as unrepentant, the most defiant defendant the court has ever seen, and a continuing danger to society. He also discussed that he considers how a sentence will act as deterrent for the defendant directly (not at all in this case) and for others who might seek to commit similar crimes as well as punishment. He determined that Mrs Peters would immediately go commit the same crimes again given the opportunity, that community deterrence is important, and that punishment was warranted.
He also went through her mitigating circumstances. He compared her circumstances to the typical defendant that his court sees and characterized her as extremely privileged with few mitigating circumstances and many aggravating ones. He said that she simply sought power, prestige, and wealth without a care for who she harmed. He characterized her as an unrepentant liar and a fraud who lied every chance she got including about why she kicked a police officer while on video.
Based on his rationale, he decided that removing Tina Peter's from the community was in the best interests of the community.
TL/DR The judge didn't like Mrs Peters very much.
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Fuck this traitorous cunt. 
Better to deny her sex.
Imagine going to jail for Trump of all people.
She probably thought trump was gonna save her.
Hopefully these are state charges so even if he does win he can’t pardon her.
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RIP: Rot in Prison. Traitor.
Going to prison for 7 years, at 69 years of age. For a crook that probably doesn’t even know her name. smh. The charge should be treason, that’s what she did.
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Biggest of lmaos from me, dumbass Paula Deen lookin hag.
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