Douglass Mackey Sentenced to 7 Months in Prison for Sharing Anti-Clinton Memes During

[revelarts]

Douglass Mackey Sentenced to 7 Months in Prison for Sharing Anti-Clinton Memes During 2016 Election
https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=64058
...Pro-Trump Twitter power user Douglass Mackey, aka "Ricky Vaughn," was sentenced to 7 months in prison on Wednesday for sharing joke memes on Twitter claiming Democrats could vote for Hillary Clinton by phone in the 2016 election.
From Courthouse News, "Pro-Trump troll sentenced to seven months over Election Day shenanigans":
Douglass Mackey, the man "on trial for memes," was sentenced to seven months in prison Wednesday for his efforts to trick Hillary Clinton voters into staying home on Election Day in 2016.
Mackey was convicted on a single count of conspiring with others to interfere in the 2016 presidential election after he shared from his far-right Twitter account phony advertisements that encouraged Clinton supporters to vote via text message.

"Avoid the line. Vote from home," one meme says. "Text 'Hillary' to 59925."

U.S. District Judge Ann M. Donnelly handed down the sentence, calling the conspiracy "nothing short of an assault on our democracy."...

...Anti-Trumpers shared similar memes and none of them were even charged, so yes, Mackey was sentenced to prison entirely for his political views."



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[Kathianne]

Douglass Mackey Sentenced to 7 Months in Prison for Sharing Anti-Clinton Memes During 2016 Election
https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=64058
...Pro-Trump Twitter power user Douglass Mackey, aka "Ricky Vaughn," was sentenced to 7 months in prison on Wednesday for sharing joke memes on Twitter claiming Democrats could vote for Hillary Clinton by phone in the 2016 election.
From Courthouse News, "Pro-Trump troll sentenced to seven months over Election Day shenanigans":
Douglass Mackey, the man "on trial for memes," was sentenced to seven months in prison Wednesday for his efforts to trick Hillary Clinton voters into staying home on Election Day in 2016.
Mackey was convicted on a single count of conspiring with others to interfere in the 2016 presidential election after he shared from his far-right Twitter account phony advertisements that encouraged Clinton supporters to vote via text message.

"Avoid the line. Vote from home," one meme says. "Text 'Hillary' to 59925."

U.S. District Judge Ann M. Donnelly handed down the sentence, calling the conspiracy "nothing short of an assault on our democracy."...

...Anti-Trumpers shared similar memes and none of them were even charged, so yes, Mackey was sentenced to prison entirely for his political views."



https://www.informationliberation.com/files/MackeyMeme2.jpg
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https://www.informationliberation.com/files/EswtY_YXUAIbvSp.jpg


Those are bad. I'd like to see the ones the dems put up. I've seen none of these prior to today that I remember.

[fj1200]

§241. Conspiracy against rightsIf two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; or
If two or more persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the premises of another, with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege so secured-
They shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, they shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.

What a stupid law. And stupid application thereof. With whom did he conspire? Who was dumb enough to fall for this? Who was harmed?

[Gunny]

What a stupid law. And stupid application thereof. With whom did he conspire? Who was dumb enough to fall for this? Who was harmed?

My guess would be they want to set a precedent. Stupid never disqualified a good law:rolleyes:

[Kathianne]

My guess would be they want to set a precedent. Stupid never disqualified a good law:rolleyes:

I too would be against prosecution, while I see 'dirty tricks' I also see first amendment. The more important issue imo is due process and fair prosecutions. It was said that Dems had done the same, but only this one was prosecuted. Need the Dem memes, not just jabber.