jimnyc
04-30-2021, 02:45 PM
And I hope much more of this takes place. From regular arrests to felony arrests to jail and to holding people accountable for their damage.
Many seem to think also that if insurance covers stolen things or damage, that it makes it somehow ok. Ummm, no. And even if - they should then be forced to pay back whomever ponied up - whether the individual store or the Ins companies.
Place him in jail and do not release him until it's paid off. They gave him "only" 4 years in prison.
His lawyer trying to claim he is paying the price of what thousands did. Ummm, again, no. He did his own actions as did others - he happened to get caught with others. Others doing other things doesn't make him any less innocent. And quite frankly, go burn down your local police station - I think 4 years is oddly low, IMO. Also states he cannot ever afford it - oh well - should have thought of that - now you pay for the rest of your life. Enjoy and be proud!
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Man fined $12m for police station arson during George Floyd protests
A man has been ordered to pay $12m (£8.6m) for his role setting a Minneapolis police station on fire during rioting last May.
The fine for Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, who pleaded guilty to an arson charge in December, will follow a four year prison sentence.
Robinson's lawyer has said "there is no realistic chance" his client will be able to afford the fine.
Three other men who also pleaded guilty will be sentenced at a later date.
What happened to the police station?
In May of last year, thousands of people took to the streets of Minneapolis to protest against the death of George Floyd in police custody.
Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was later fired and found guilty of murder, was filmed kneeling on Mr Floyd's neck area for more than nine minutes during his arrest.
Mr Floyd's death and the subsequent protests triggered weeks of unrest, and the city saw looting, arson and violence.
Among the demonstrators was Dylan Robinson of Brainerd, Minnesota, a town about 120 miles north of Minneapolis.
According to prosecutors, Robinson lit a Molotov cocktail which another person then threw at the Minneapolis Third Precinct headquarters - setting the building ablaze.
Surveillance video at the precinct shows Robinson lighting an "incendiary device" held by another person and later setting a fire inside the station near a first floor stairwell, officials said.
"Mr Robinson chose to depart from lawful protest and instead engaged in violence and destruction," said acting US Attorney Anders Folk in a statement. The arson "put lives at risk and contributed to widespread lawlessness in Minneapolis".
Robinson pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit arson. Three other men - Bryce Michael Williams, 27, Davon De-Andre Turner, 25, and Branden Michael Wolfe, 23 - pleaded guilty to the same charge as part of a plea agreement. They have yet to be sentenced.
Robinson's lawyer, who is representing all four men, said that the 23-year-old has been unfairly singled out among thousands of others involved in the riots last year.
"He is bearing the sentence for the other thousand people who participated," attorney William Mauzy told the New York Times on Wednesday. "Many others, far more culpable than Mr Robinson, were not identified."
Rest - https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-fined-millions-police-station-163240190.html?.tsrc=fp_deeplink
Many seem to think also that if insurance covers stolen things or damage, that it makes it somehow ok. Ummm, no. And even if - they should then be forced to pay back whomever ponied up - whether the individual store or the Ins companies.
Place him in jail and do not release him until it's paid off. They gave him "only" 4 years in prison.
His lawyer trying to claim he is paying the price of what thousands did. Ummm, again, no. He did his own actions as did others - he happened to get caught with others. Others doing other things doesn't make him any less innocent. And quite frankly, go burn down your local police station - I think 4 years is oddly low, IMO. Also states he cannot ever afford it - oh well - should have thought of that - now you pay for the rest of your life. Enjoy and be proud!
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Man fined $12m for police station arson during George Floyd protests
A man has been ordered to pay $12m (£8.6m) for his role setting a Minneapolis police station on fire during rioting last May.
The fine for Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, who pleaded guilty to an arson charge in December, will follow a four year prison sentence.
Robinson's lawyer has said "there is no realistic chance" his client will be able to afford the fine.
Three other men who also pleaded guilty will be sentenced at a later date.
What happened to the police station?
In May of last year, thousands of people took to the streets of Minneapolis to protest against the death of George Floyd in police custody.
Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was later fired and found guilty of murder, was filmed kneeling on Mr Floyd's neck area for more than nine minutes during his arrest.
Mr Floyd's death and the subsequent protests triggered weeks of unrest, and the city saw looting, arson and violence.
Among the demonstrators was Dylan Robinson of Brainerd, Minnesota, a town about 120 miles north of Minneapolis.
According to prosecutors, Robinson lit a Molotov cocktail which another person then threw at the Minneapolis Third Precinct headquarters - setting the building ablaze.
Surveillance video at the precinct shows Robinson lighting an "incendiary device" held by another person and later setting a fire inside the station near a first floor stairwell, officials said.
"Mr Robinson chose to depart from lawful protest and instead engaged in violence and destruction," said acting US Attorney Anders Folk in a statement. The arson "put lives at risk and contributed to widespread lawlessness in Minneapolis".
Robinson pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit arson. Three other men - Bryce Michael Williams, 27, Davon De-Andre Turner, 25, and Branden Michael Wolfe, 23 - pleaded guilty to the same charge as part of a plea agreement. They have yet to be sentenced.
Robinson's lawyer, who is representing all four men, said that the 23-year-old has been unfairly singled out among thousands of others involved in the riots last year.
"He is bearing the sentence for the other thousand people who participated," attorney William Mauzy told the New York Times on Wednesday. "Many others, far more culpable than Mr Robinson, were not identified."
Rest - https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-fined-millions-police-station-163240190.html?.tsrc=fp_deeplink