Another convicted January 6 US Capitol attacker rejects Trump’s pardon
Another convicted January 6 US Capitol attacker rejects Trump’s pardon
Jason Riddle says he rejected pardon because ‘it happened. I did those things, and they weren’t pardonable’
In an interview published Friday by New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR), US navy veteran Jason Riddle said: “It’s almost like [Trump] was trying to say it didn’t happen. And it happened. I did those things, and they weren’t pardonable.
“I don’t want the pardon. And I … reject the pardon.”
Riddle entered the US Senate parliamentarian’s office, drank a bottle of wine, stole a book and inflicted damage at the Capitol when Trump supporters attacked the building on 6 January 2021 in a desperate attempt to the then president in office after he lost the presidency to Joe Biden weeks earlier, according to court documents. He received a 90-day prison sentence and was fined $750 in April 2022 for pleading guilty to committing misdemeanors in an attack that was linked to several deaths, including officer suicides.
People who reject the pardon are ironically the only ones who would deserve them.
I like your logic, but I disagree, they don't deserve pardons either. Pardons are for correcting unjust convictions. Just because they dude repents doesn't mean his conviction was unjust. Pardon power is absolutely abused by presidents.
Theyre the ones who deserve a comfortable bed and good food. Maybe house arrest under the right circumstances.
Note im not for giving prisoners bad accommodations just that there a difference between a bed of questionable quality and a decent one. Same with food theres a difference between forever sloppy joe and pasta alfredo.
I'm kind of amazed any time anyone in America feels guilt or shame or regret based on their actions at this point, but especially Trump's fans.
the lesson is that there are still sleepwalkers to awake. i don't know how we do it, but it's possible
It’s hard.
My brother was deep in to this shit when our mom died. He was living with her and had no where to go.
So he started living with me.
I had to be an asshole about it at first. IE: in reference to the conservative media he’d watch all day I said something to the effect of “turn that hateful shit off or find somewhere else to fucking live” at one point.
Once I got him to reduce the amount of bullshit he watched it was easier to point out a couple things that would resonate with him. Like:
How the media he’s watching is always telling you how you should feel about the news. I didn’t tell him what to watch, but explained that journalists aren’t supposed to be telling you how to feel about the news, this is a manipulation tactic.
I also pointed out that the media he was consuming was constantly telling you what “the leftists” think. I told him that if he wants to know what leftists think, he should listen to leftists, not the people trying to manipulate him.
I also have gay friends. When some of them were coming over for a get-together I said, “if that’s going to be a problem, stay in your fucking room.”
I kept pointing out how corporations are fucking us over and asking why the media he was watching never talked about that.
I got him spending more time outside and just generally being away from technology for a few hours every day.
I’ve also been helping him learn to live with a disability. Having to help navigate government supports for him is a good thing to reference when conservative views on health care come up.
He’s not a card-carrying leftist yet, but he doesn’t get mad about gay people existing any more, so that’s a win. He now acknowledges that it’s the corporations fucking us with the help of both parties. It’s been almost 3 years now and he’s stubborn, but I keep at it.
I think the short version is: get them to realize they’re being manipulated and get them to start questioning the conservative narrative, but make sure they know you care about them at the same time.
Editing to add: using their language helps a lot too.
Don’t say: “Trans rights are human rights” Say: “Those are your countrymen fighting for the freedom to live their lives as they see fit, just like you.”
Definitely, although the link to alcoholism is an interesting one. The other person who did this was also an alcoholic and said that the 12 steps made her admit she was wrong.
I really have a lot of issues with AA and NA and other groups that use the 12 steps for a lot of reasons, but I'm glad it helped at least one person in this way.
I mean he served the 90 day sentence and is already free. Makes sense he would reject it.
Especially because it was only misdemeanors. If he'd had the chance to get a felony off his record he might've had to think about it a bit more
Good for him. He'll never have my forgiveness, but I appreciate that he understands he doesn't deserve it either.
Edit: I don’t forgive traitors. Some things are unforgivable and 1/6 is one of them. I owe these traitors nothing and they’ll receive exactly that. I hope they live with the shame of their actions for the rest of their lives.
I dunno, if he's truly remorseful and has changed his ways from being a blind zealot, I think he deserves some degree of forgiveness. But if others don't feel the same, that's fine.
People can only improve if we allow them to and give them the opportunity. You have the right mindset.
I think people can learn empathy and change their views.
Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. If we stay stuck in this mentality we can't move forward as a nation. The guy is already remorseful for his actions.
Interesting that the only two so far that I've seen that have rejected them, are people who served like 3 months and paid a fine.
Not saying it's a bad thing, but it's not exactly life altering.
I think it's a symbolic gesture that speaks volumes. This country needs to get together somehow
Yeah. You take the pardon if you’re in jail.
Yeah this dude got off pretty easy.
