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breaking and entering, all members of the mob committed at least a misdemeanor. The mob should have never passed that gate. I can see a jury convicting members of the mob of at least a misdemeanor; I can't see a jury convicting the couple of defending their property.
The mob is the most ruthless of tyrants. --Friedrich Nietzsche
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St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who filed the charges against the McCloskeys, did not order the couple to surrender or be arrested. Instead, as part of Gardner’s reformist approach to reducing incarceration for low-level crimes, she issued summonses and said she would consider them for a diversion program, which would enable the charge to be dismissed if counseling or another remedial course were completed.
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Gardner knows the chances of anything sticking are slim to none but she has to put on a parade to appease the mob.
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To enter the St. Louis circuit attorney’s diversion program, one must plead guilty, and if the program is completed, the guilty plea is withdrawn and the charge dismissed.
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They won't plead guilty, period. Even the governor is on their side:
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) said in a radio interview last week that he would likely pardon the McCloskeys if they were charged. … “We will not allow law-abiding citizens to be targeted for exercising their constitutional rights.”
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The charges are a farce.