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Margot Mainbrace's avatar

In reading the reader question on the disparity between convictions of Capitol rioters and BLM rioters I was reminded of the trend described in a recent Michael Tracey post. Basically the claim is that while the Capitol rioters can't be charged with any of the crimes associated with domestic terrorism, they will be prosecuted in the context of domestic terrorism, with correspondingly stiffer sentencing? If MT is accurately representing the data it is concerning...  https://mtracey.substack.com/p/in-radical-affront-to-civil-liberties?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMjQ1Njg4NiwicG9zdF9pZCI6MzkxMjM3MDAsIl8iOiI4L2JsVyIsImlhdCI6MTYyNzQyNjE4MSwiZXhwIjoxNjI3NDI5NzgxLCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMzAzMTg4Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.o50RATC7oHnRs0CGmS8cG9LP7Dt81MOBT-2Q_OTj2XI

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Sherri Priestman's avatar

I talked at length with my massage therapist about why she continues not getting vaccinated. Her elderly parents are not vaccinated; neither are her friends. I asked if she would get the jabs if health care workers were required to do so, and she said yes of course. She doesn’t seem to have particular concerns about side effects, so it seems to be just a matter of convenience and lack of peer pressure. Weird to me, but it seems either a mandate or a change in behavior of the people around her. I support mandates because I don’t know how else we as a society move the needle toward the coronavirus being a small but manageable risk like other contagious diseases.

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