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Convicted Insurrectionist Richard Barnett Makes More Demands Of Courts and Bureau Of Prisons. [1]
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Date: 2023-06-03
I want to say right off the top that I do not think that Richard “Bigo” Barnett did not get enough prison time for his crimes on Jan 6th (four and a half years), and his sentence did NOTHING to change his unrepetent attitude, arrogance, and sense of white privilege entitlement. This was demonstrated by Barnett’s latest “request” — demand really — that his surrender date be pushed back to the end of August, and Barnett wants to be placed in a “low security camp” for prison. The judge essentially told Barnett, “Tough Shit!”
Jan. 6 rioter who invaded Nancy Pelosi’s office denied summer respite and cushy prison camp recommendation A Jan. 6th rioter seen gleefully kicking his foot up on a desk inside of then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office had wanted the rest of the summer to “arrange for his affairs” before reporting to prison. That man, Richard “Bigo” Barnett, also wanted a federal judge to recommend a low-security camp for him to serve his 4 1/2-year prison sentence. On Tuesday, a federal judge refused to make those recommendations, leaving Barnett’s fate in the hands of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). “Defendant has had ample time since his conviction to prepare for his incarceration and presents no compelling reasons to justify additional delay,” U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper wrote in a brief minute order. “Defendant’s request for a recommendation for a BOP placement beyond 500 miles from his home in order to qualify him for a minimum-security facility is also DENIED. Determinations regarding security-level placements lie in the sound discretion of BOP based on its internal criteria. The Court generally plays no role in those determinations.”
According to “Bigo Asshole,” he needed his surrender date to be August 28th because he needed to get his affairs in order. Supposedly, this included making more money for his disabled partner and making repairs to their home. And according to “Bigo Asshole,” there is a 90 day window between conviction and being sent to the pokey. Poor, poor, pitiful me. Also, he ain’t no danger to nobody, so he should get digs in a low security prison.
Yes, he still pushing this shit that he didn’t do anything wrong, and he is a political prisoner. His “notoriety” is why he is being punished, or so “Bigo Asshole” keeps claiming.
However, the judge just didn’t seem to buy this load of bullshit:
Barnett’s attorneys called his offense a nonviolent one and argued that he was being harshly punished because his case was “famous.” But Judge Cooper said that Barnett enjoyed the “notoriety.” A federal jury convicted him of obstructing an official proceeding, interfering with a police officer during a civil disorder, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a dangerous or deadly weapon, and disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds with a dangerous weapon.
And “Bigo Asshole” has been complaining that others are marketing off of his notoriety, and he wanted his cut. I don’t think that he realized that undercut his request for special treatment. Go figure!
This is why I would have locked him up and thrown away the key.
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