Two Proud Boys members get lengthy prison terms for Capitol attack ( www.theguardian.com )

nkat2112 OP , 9 months ago

Kelly reportedly told Nordean that he wished there was an “alternative history” where he did something other than lead the Proud Boys, complimenting him as a smart and articulate man. Nordean – of Auburn, Washington – said: “I would like to apologize for my lack of leadership that day,” according to Jordan Fischer of the WUSA television news outlet.

Sentencing Pezzola, Kelly said: “You were the one who smashed that window and let people begin to stream into that Capitol building and threaten the lives of our lawmakers. It’s not something I would have ever dreamed I would have seen in our country.”

The wikipedia page on this guy is depressing too:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Nordean

The last page on the Wikipedia article is also sobering, with his father (restaurant owner) quoted thusly:

In June 2020, Nordean’s father issued a statement calling his son’s beliefs “misguided” and reported, “Ethan no longer works for our restaurants.” Following the storming of the Capitol and his son’s arrest, he issued another statement that said, “We have tried for a long while to get our son off the path which led to his arrest today — to no avail. Ethan will be held accountable for his actions.”

What the judge said is true, he could have done so much better with his life. He’ll be coming out of jail at 50+ with a destroyed reputation and nothing. He won’t be there to raise his only child. He threw it all away for Trump and fascism.

He has time to ponder that now.