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  • Former Mesa County, Colorado, clerk Tina Peters was sentenced to nine years in prison for crimes related to a breach of her county's voting system.
  • Peters espoused the false conspiracy theory that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden due to ballot fraud.
  • She was accused of allowing access to the voting system to an expert affiliated with My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell, a leading proponent of the Trump election conspiracy theory.

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[-] whyalone@lemm.ee 23 points 1 day ago

The funny part is, that she believes deep down, if trump wins the election, he will pardon her 😂😂

[-] Happywop@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

He can't, they're state charges not federal...she fuuuked and deservedly so. Of course unless Trump does win and he threatens the state AG I wouldn't put it past him ffs. VOTE BLUE!

[-] RinseDrizzle@midwest.social 15 points 1 day ago
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[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 114 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It was actually pretty interesting to listen to the sentencing. It's about 20 minutes. The judge goes through all of the options at his disposal and discusses his the rationale that he used to arrive at a prison sentence.

He had the option of sentencing her to parole, community service, or incarceration. He then described her as unrepentant, the most defiant defendant the court has ever seen, and a continuing danger to society. He also discussed that he considers how a sentence will act as deterrent for the defendant directly (not at all in this case) and for others who might seek to commit similar crimes as well as punishment. He determined that Mrs Peters would immediately go commit the same crimes again given the opportunity, that community deterrence is important, and that punishment was warranted.

He also went through her mitigating circumstances. He compared her circumstances to the typical defendant that his court sees and characterized her as extremely privileged with few mitigating circumstances and many aggravating ones. He said that she simply sought power, prestige, and wealth without a care for who she harmed. He characterized her as an unrepentant liar and a fraud who lied every chance she got including about why she kicked a police officer while on video.

Based on his rationale, he decided that removing Tina Peter's from the community was in the best interests of the community.

TL/DR The judge didn't like Mrs Peters very much.

[-] Kalysta@lemm.ee 16 points 1 day ago

Good. May she be but the first of these traitors who get thrown in prison.

The country needs a reality check and that likely involves sending a lot of people to prison.

Hopefully trump will be one of them.

[-] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

And this is why you STFU as soon as you're indicted, then act contrite after you're convicted, until after your sentencing. What a dumbass, in addition to being a horrible person. I hope she enjoys the FO part of FAFO

[-] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 30 points 1 day ago

She followed the fascists’ lead of doubling down, never admitting to a lie. Not punishing it is how they stay in power, I’m glad the judge in this case recognized that.

[-] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 34 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Everything Trump cultists accuse people of is just a confession at this point. There is no point in even entertaining these people. I hope she enjoys her stay in prison.

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

At this point, if something upsets them, it might be safer to assume it's either a good thing or a benign one that doesn't really affect anyone (but their "solution" sure will) than it being an actual problem.

[-] Scotty_Trees@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

Fuck this traitorous cunt. 

[-] morriscox@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Better to deny her sex.

[-] lohky@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Biggest of lmaos from me, dumbass Paula Deen lookin hag.

[-] ArugulaZ@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

Bye bye, Karen.

[-] Myxomatosis@lemmy.world 96 points 2 days ago

RIP: Rot in Prison. Traitor.

[-] DigitalNirvana@lemm.ee 71 points 2 days ago

Going to prison for 7 years, at 69 years of age. For a crook that probably doesn’t even know her name. smh. The charge should be treason, that’s what she did.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Legally speaking, no. She committed sedition. There were no foreign state actors in her crimes, treason cannot be the charge as it would end in mistrial.

[-] danafest@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago

Her sentence is actually 9 years

[-] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago

On the one hand, I'm glad she's going to jail. On the other, I'm annoyed ASF that her main conspirator, the mango Mussolini is still not only walking free, but running for fucking president again.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Didn't pillow boy help fund her, too?

[-] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 68 points 2 days ago

Imagine going to jail for Trump of all people.

[-] modifier@lemmy.ca 57 points 2 days ago

Its worse because she arguably went to jail for Mike Pillow.

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[-] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

Can't this be used to charge Lindell with conspiracy?

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 67 points 2 days ago

All these sentences for people who literally tried to subvert our Democracy are light as hell. Slap them for 15 years at a minimum.

[-] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

I mean some people are in prison for longer because the were enjoying some weed.

[-] havocpants@lemm.ee 38 points 2 days ago

At least they're going to prison. How the fuck is Trump still a free man.

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[-] Soup@lemmy.cafe 48 points 2 days ago

So many prison sentences in his wake- none of them are his.

The hallmark of a truly innocent man.

[-] Ersatz86@lemmy.world 43 points 2 days ago
[-] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 49 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

She was accused of allowing access to the voting system to an expert affiliated with My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell

I can pretty much guarantee there are no experts associated with Mike Lindell.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Yeh, but the CYBER! The NINJAS!

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[-] modifier@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 days ago

I'll just say it. Watching her sentencing video is very enjoyable.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

This, in the same week the (female) judge struck down Georgia's six-week abortion ban:

When a fetus growing inside a woman reaches viability, when society can assume care and responsibility for that separate life, then – and only then – may society intervene. An arbitrary six-week ban on (post-embryonic cardiac activity pregnancy) terminations is inconsistent with these rights and the proper balance that a viability rule establishes between a woman’s rights of liberty and privacy and society’s interest in protecting and caring for unborn infants

I bet that one is getting death threats from the unhinged, as well.

[-] JollyG@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

longer version that includes defense and prosecution arguments as well has her bananas defense of her conduct.

Starting at 42:31 and going for about 2 minutes is a really stark example of how conspiracy theorists just do not care about the truth and will ignore evidence no matter how obvious.

Starting at around 1:45:12 and going on for about 2 minutes is a really good example of what not to do if you are speaking to a judge at your own sentencing hearing.

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