Plot to blow up Dem headquarters

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-07-15/2-charged-with-plotting-to-blow-up-democratic-headquarters

2 Charged With Plotting to Blow up Democratic Headquarters

Two California men have been charged with plotting to blow up the Democratic Party's headquarters in the state capital, a bombing they hoped would be the first in a series of politically-motivated attacks, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

The pair used multiple messaging apps to plan to attack targets they associated with Democrats after the November 2020 presidential election, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement. Their first intended target was the John L. Burton Democratic Headquarters in Sacramento, prosecutors said.

“According to the indictment, the defendants planned to use incendiary devices to attack their targets and hoped their attacks would prompt a movement,” the statement said.

Ian Benjamin Rogers, 45, and Jarrod Copeland, 37, each face multiple charges including conspiracy to destroy by fire or explosive a building used or in affecting interstate commerce, prosecutors said.

Rogers, of Napa, is charged with additional weapons violations, including one count of possession of unregistered destructive devices, and three counts of possession of machine guns.

On Jan. 15, law enforcement officers searched Rogers’s home and seized a cache of weapons, including 45 to 50 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and five pipe bombs, prosecutors said.

@vivify said
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-07-15/2-charged-with-plotting-to-blow-up-democratic-headquarters

2 Charged With Plotting to Blow up Democratic Headquarters

Two California men have been charged with plotting to blow up the Democratic Party's headquarters in the state capital, a bombing they hoped would be the first in a series of politica ...[text shortened]... 45 to 50 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and five pipe bombs, prosecutors said.

Prior to the Buffalo shooting, these two would've just been waived off as two random nutcases. But in light of recent events (and especially Jan 6th) it seems extreme political-motivated violence will be a tool of the far right.

@kevcvs57 said
You’d think the phrase terrorism would have appeared in the charge somewhere

@vivify said
If they were Muslim you could be your house Fox News would be screaming for that label.

@vivify said
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-07-15/2-charged-with-plotting-to-blow-up-democratic-headquarters

2 Charged With Plotting to Blow up Democratic Headquarters

Two California men have been charged with plotting to blow up the Democratic Party's headquarters in the state capital, a bombing they hoped would be the first in a series of politica ...[text shortened]... 45 to 50 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and five pipe bombs, prosecutors said.

@vivify said
Prior to the Buffalo shooting, these two would've just been waived off as two random nutcases. But in light of recent events (and especially Jan 6th) it seems extreme political-motivated violence will be a tool of the far right.

@techsouth said
Maybe we should make it illegal to disagree with Democrats. After all, out of 330 million people, someone is going to hear your disagreements and might get mad. It's way to risky to allow anyone to criticize democrats.

@vivify said
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-07-15/2-charged-with-plotting-to-blow-up-democratic-headquarters

2 Charged With Plotting to Blow up Democratic Headquarters

Two California men have been charged with plotting to blow up the Democratic Party's headquarters in the state capital, a bombing they hoped would be the first in a series of politica ...[text shortened]... 45 to 50 firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and five pipe bombs, prosecutors said.

@vivify said
"Disagree"?

These guys were trying to blow up Dems, not "disagree". WTF is wrong with you?

@techsouth said
Okay, then what's the point of this thread?

Democrats and Republicans overwhelmingly agree that blowing up each other's headquarters is out of bounds. Next topic.

Edit: here is vivify's quote:

[b]Prior to the Buffalo shooting, these two would've just been waived off as two random nutcases. But in light of recent events (and especially Jan 6th) it seems extreme pol ...[text shortened]... t to vivify, I ask this question...

Why don't we just make it illegal to disagree with Democrats?

@vivify said
What are you talking about? This thread is about political violence, not "disagreeing" with Dems.

@techsouth said
Maybe we should make it illegal to disagree with Democrats. After all, out of 330 million people, someone is going to hear your disagreements and might get mad. It's way to risky to allow anyone to criticize democrats.

@shallow-blue said
This may be a bit complicated for a Trumpist, but it is possible to disagree with someone without planning violence.

@techsouth said
There are 74 million that voted for Trump in 2020.

Somehow you have not noticed any that have not planned violence. Maybe observational skills is not your long suit.