A New Jersey electrician who repeatedly attacked police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Friday to 12 years in prison by a judge who called him “a menace to our society.”

Christopher Joseph Quaglin argued with and insulted U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden before and after the judge handed him one of the longest prison sentences among hundreds of Capitol riot cases.

“You’re Trump’s worst mistake of 2016,” Quaglin told McFadden, who was nominated to the court by then-President Donald Trump in 2017.

“What an outrage. What a disgrace,” the judge said.

Quaglin complained about his jail conditions and pushed conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6 siege during his rambling remarks in the courtroom. He also took issue with labeling the Jan. 6 attack as an insurrection.

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    6 months ago

    Just like the Second Amendment, there was no possible way for our ancestors to foresee the multitudinous manners of future flag disrespect.

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      6 months ago

      Flags cost money and they’d never believe anyone would be stupid enough to make a burkini out of them for a 325lb “Christian” man.

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      6 months ago

      That’s not true. Abraham Lincoln designed the flag specifically to prevent it from being disrespected. The color choices make it physically impossible to defecate on.

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          6 months ago

          Shit, I must have missed a memo! Did we collectively decide to start poisoning Lemmy comments proactively?

          (don’t get me wrong, I support this idea, just looking for clarity)

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          It’s actually a reference to a Mr show sketch. But yeah that’s a bonus