“Violent people can commit nonviolent crimes.” - Rep. Villio, who (I believe) is suggesting that perhaps Louisiana should consider stiffening penalties for nonviolent convictions as well as violent convictions. #lalege #lagov
— Julie O'Donoghue (@JSODonoghue) October 18, 2023
Weird how deeply this line of thinking permeates the political discourse in this country.
As Wild told fellow House Democrats that she didn’t want any religious community to feel ostracized — noting that Muslim leaders weren’t present at the event she participated in — Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), a moderate Jewish Democrat and Israel hawk, loudly interjected.
Accounts differ, however, on whether Gottheimer was referring to Muslims or made an ill-timed remark in an unrelated conversation, with some attendees overhearing him saying “because they’re all guilty” and others saying he stated “because they should feel guilty.” A spokesperson for Gottheimer strongly denied that he was talking about Muslims.
It's almost like decades of waging repressive wars of empire start to leave their mark. Eventually you end up with a lot of "violent people" walking around the halls of power.
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