An Indiana man was fatally shot by a deputy during a traffic stop just days after he was pardoned by President Donald Trump ...
Last week, Matthew Huttle, a man who served six months in federal prison after participating in the Capitol riots, was pardoned by Donald Trump. This week, Huttle was shot and killed during an altercation with Indiana police. Huttle was armed.
-- Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts.bsky.social) January 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Plea deal. He was certainly charged with far more. Clearly his crime rose to felony level. Just like the getaway driver if their partners murder someone robbing a bank.
Federal Criminal Attorneys:
18 U.S. Code 1752 says, "whoever knowingly enters or remains in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority to do so with the intent to impede or disrupt the orderly conduct of Government official functions, engages in disorderly or disruptive conduct in, or within proximity to, any building or grounds when their conduct impedes or disrupts normal business ... ."
The penalties for violating this federal law depending on the specific actions taken and the circumstances surrounding the crime:
For basic incidents of trespassing on restricted property: the crime is prosecuted as a misdemeanor, and you could face a maximum sentence of one year in jail as defined under 18 U.S.C. 1752(b)(2).
If you carried or used a deadly weapon during the incident, or if anyone suffered significant bodily injury due to the incident: it's charged as a felony, and you could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted as defined under 18 U.S.C. 1752(b)(1)(A).
So, since this guy is white and obviously a Trump supporter......the police aren't trigger happy thugs anymore?
By definition. Do you not understand that the problem has always been stated as "big scary black man" (even that waif violin player who volunteered at an animal shelter) is what police site as the justification for fearing for their lives - even when a black man doesn't have a gun?
I understand you want to throw some water on this. This guy's white, so massive benefit of the doubt and white privilege was already in full play. He clearly had a gun. I have to think he had multiple warrants out given his record: www.indystar.com
So, personally I believe he was starting out way ahead of any black person in a similar situation because he was white. Given the police are investigating themselves, I doubt we'll find any problem with the shooting. Part of the problem with the system IMHO. Does that mean I think he deserved getting shot? Not for the traffic stop as far as I can tell. Is this another case of police overreaction? I'm always prone to believe so, regardless of race (I've been a victim of extreme overreaction by police and I am white, so I know it happens).
I also go through every day thankful I'm white and not black because of what I've seen.
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