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https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/video/rep-jamaal-bowman-caught-on-video-pulling-fire-alarm-ahead-of-house-vote-to-fund-government/

It never ends with you libs, now we have this crime which carries 6-month suspension. Fishing without a license has a penalty more than that of an illegal alien. Yet, you let all that go......If a Republican had done this..........Oh, never mind.
Very entertaining news, for sure, but evidence of how pitiful your representatives are. My granny is about to quit watching the news.

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He said he didn't know it would set off a fire alarm in the building.
What did he think a fire alarm would do, drop confetti?

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He said he didn't know it would set off a fire alarm in the building.
What did he think a fire alarm would do, drop confetti?
He'd been a school principal, knows fire alarms. 6-months in jail, obviously a nefarious act to stop a vote. No lib here will say he should go to jail. Why won't they say that? That is the real issue of this thread. We are conversing with disingenuous wimps.
If they say he should be jailed in an orange jump suit, it will open up their liberal other positions to scrutiny, as they will be conflicted. It is this type of a schism which brings out all that emotion.

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@averagejoe1 said
He'd been a school principal, knows fire alarms. 6-months in jail, obviously a nefarious act to stop a vote. No lib here will say he should go to jail. Why won't they say that? That is the real issue of this thread. We are conversing with disingenuous wimps.
If they say he should be jailed in an orange jump suit, it will open up their liberal other positions to scrutiny, as they will be conflicted. It is this type of a schism which brings out all that emotion.
Simply pulling a fire alarm when there's no fire is a crime has sent many people to jail for a short time, doing it to abrogate the democratic process in congress should result in a much stiffer sentence.
Dems are always screaming about how everyone should be treated equally under the law no matter who they are, let's see what they say here.

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@jj-adams said
Simply pulling a fire alarm when there's no fire is a crime has sent many people to jail for a short time, doing it to abrogate the democratic process in congress should result in a much stiffer sentence.
Dems are always screaming about how everyone should be treated equally under the law no matter who they are, let's see what they say here.
Not a good move. Should be censured , punished in some way. The act does not merit removing him from Congress, in my opinion.

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@jj-adams said
Simply pulling a fire alarm when there's no fire is a crime has sent many people to jail for a short time, doing it to abrogate the democratic process in congress should result in a much stiffer sentence.
Dems are always screaming about how everyone should be treated equally under the law no matter who they are, let's see what they say here.
Doesn't make much sense he would deliberately go to such extent to delay a vote that he and almost every other Democrat voted "yes" on.

If the investigation indicates he did beyond a reasonable doubt, then he should be charged.

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@phranny said
Not a good move. Should be censured , punished in some way. The act does not merit removing him from Congress, in my opinion.
I agree, don't go overboard. DC law about false fire reports:
https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/22-1319

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@phranny said
Not a good move. Should be censured , punished in some way. The act does not merit removing him from Congress, in my opinion.
He should be removed. Trying to affect a decision on shutting down a government!?!??!?!?!!?!?!? Give me a break, mr lib person.

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@no1marauder said
Doesn't make much sense he would deliberately go to such extent to delay a vote that he and almost every other Democrat voted "yes" on.

If the investigation indicates he did beyond a reasonable doubt, then he should be charged.
You left out "and put in jail.' You libs, you just cant bring yourself to say it. You are the weakest party, get used to it.

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@jj-adams said
I agree, don't go overboard. DC law about false fire reports:
https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/22-1319
INTENT is a key element in determining the facts in such matter. You gonna tell us that he did not have such intentions? Has anyone figured out why they are not showing the whole video?
Stinks!

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@jj-adams said
I agree, don't go overboard. DC law about false fire reports:
https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/22-1319
The statute requires that one "willfully or knowingly give a false alarm of fire". Bowman claims he did so accidentally and as I have said, the proposal he supposedly delayed was supported by him and virtually all Democrats.

So what evidence refutes his claim that he thought the alarm he was pushing would unlock a door that was usually unlocked? If there is compelling evidence doing so, then he should be punished.

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@phranny said
Not a good move. Should be censured , punished in some way. The act does not merit removing him from Congress, in my opinion.
I disagree. IF he pulled the alarm deliberately to delay the vote (which he and virtually all Democrats voted "yes" for) and then lied about it, removal would be justified, if harsh.

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@averagejoe1 said
You left out "and put in jail.' You libs, you just cant bring yourself to say it. You are the weakest party, get used to it.
It's a misdemeanor with a maximum punishment of six months.

No, I don't prejudge what a sentence should be that's for a judge to decide IF and when he is found guilty. We are not the party of knee jerk reactions based on little knowledge of the circumstances; that's for right wing jerks like yourself.

That being said, it's unlikely a defendant with no prior record would get any jail time assuming he pled guilty to that charge.

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@no1marauder said
It's a misdemeanor with a maximum punishment of six months.

No, I don't prejudge what a sentence should be that's for a judge to decide IF and when he is found guilty. We are not the party of knee jerk reactions based on little knowledge of the circumstances; that's for right wing jerks like yourself.

That being said, it's unlikely a defendant with no prior record would get any jail time assuming he pled guilty to that charge.
"No, I don't prejudge what a sentence should be that's for a judge to decide IF and when he is found guilty"

I guess we are supposed to ignore your position on menendez...LOL

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@mott-the-hoople said
"No, I don't prejudge what a sentence should be that's for a judge to decide IF and when he is found guilty"

I guess we are supposed to ignore your position on menendez...LOL
Did I give an opinion on what his sentence should be assuming he was convicted of the charges against him?

No, I didn't. Same as here.

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