David DePape found guilty in Paul Pelosi hammer attack
David DePape found guilty in Paul Pelosi hammer attack
A jury has found David DePape guilty on two counts in the violent attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, last year in the couple’s San Francisco home.
I don't usually approve of courts making examples of people, but the court needs to make an example of this guy.
Out of curiosity, why do you not usually approve of it and what in this case makes it justified to you?
My reason for not approving of the court making examples of people would be along the lines of it not really working - people still commit crimes no matter how many examples seem to be made, and giving someone an excessive punishment to dissuade others is inherently unjust - so for me it’s hard to see a reason it would be okay in any case, even this one.
Your reasoning against it may be different though.
The guy is so deranged and isolated from reality that prison is the best place for him.
I dunno, I kinda think a mental health unit might be a better place for the insane?
I keep reading his name as David D Pepe in my head. Far too fitting.
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The harrowing October 2022 attack sent shockwaves through Washington at a time of rising threats against public officials, raising fresh concern over violence driven by increasingly hostile political rhetoric and partisan animosity.
Congressional lawmakers reflected at the time on their safety as fears of political violence remained heightened in the wake of the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack and other incidents targeting members of Congress in recent years.
DePape’s attorney, Jodi Linker, conceded on the first day of the trial that her client was the one to attack the 83-year-old Paul Pelosi, but argued that his motivation for the assault did not match the charges against him.
Testifying in his own defense on Tuesday, DePape, gave jurors a closer look at his motives before the attack, becoming emotional at times as he shared examples of conspiracy theories he felt were true.
“I’m telling him, I have other targets, but if you stop me, I’ll go through you,” DePape said, recounting a conversation with Paul Pelosi, adding that he then reacted and hit him “in the head,” because his plan was “basically ruined.”
Pelosi, who underwent surgery to repair a skull fracture and injuries to his hand and arm, told jurors that his recovery has been difficult, with spells of lightheadedness and headaches.
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This seems so absurd. The guy smashed another guy's skull with a hammer in front of police, and it's news that he's guilty? How strange is that.