A 62-year-old white man convicted of attempting to run down six Black men at the site of the Rosewood massacre has been sentenced to a single year in prison.
David Allen Emanuel appeared solemn and reserved on Thursday as federal Judge Allen Winsor delivered the sentence on six counts of hate crimes for attempting to run over Historian Marvin Dunn, his son and four other Black men who were surveying Dunn’s Rosewood property to build a memorial for the massacre.
The judge’s sentence called for 12 months plus one day in federal prison for each of the six charges, which he allowed to run concurrently. The Justice Department had sought a “substantial” prison term of between five and six years.
What a fucking joke.
A 1 year prison sentence for an attempted terrorist attack? WTF IS WRONG WITH LITERALLY EVERYONE IN THIS STORY? How is everyone talking about this like the guy made a racist joke, and should be forgiven just cause he’s old, and not like he literally just tried to murder 6 people because of their race?
Jesus Christ.
Seriously, can you imagine if it was a brown guy trying to kill 6 people because they’re white?
There would have been no trial at all. Brown driver would be dead before the vehicle stopped moving. There cops would have made sure of that.
the cops here were prolly watching like “oh shit he didnt kill any if them i guess we have to arrest him now”
I think you misunderstood who was being quoted in the article…Marvin Dunn is the 83 year old historian and black man who was almost run over. He was the one calling for forgiveness and saying those things to the judge. I recommend you read it again with that perspective
No, I read it with that perspective and I stand by what I said. Marvin Dunn is probably a better human than me, since even though I’m fairly anti-carceral, I cannot fathom letting someone back on the streets a year after they tried to murder 6 people with a 4 ton piece of heavy machinery.
No need to shoehorn your religion in your virtue signalling
Ooooooh edgy.
Lmao, bruh, when people think that everything said is “virtue signalling” that’s usually just a sign that they’re a bad person.
one comment = everything and usually a sign = assumption out of your ass.
I can play the armchair psychologist too, when people make assumptions others are a bad person, that’s usually just a sign that they’re a bad person.
Sounds like I hit a nerve
instantly downvoted me, Sounds like I hit a nerve
The worst part, from the article:
After the hearing, Emanuel and roughly two-dozen supporters congregated around his truck — a white Ford F-250 donning a Confederate flag.
The people who he tried to kill asked the court for mercy. He then goes outside to receive the support of fellow racists.
Around the attempted murder weapon.
Racist terrorist attempts a hate crime/mass murder and gets a slap on the wrist, wtf Florida.
wtf Florida
You seem surprised…?
One. Year.
Ffs.
Good thing he didn’t smoke a hoint while trying to kill 6 people. Otherwise this would’ve been really bad for gim.
The judge’s sentence called for 12 months plus one day in federal prison for each of the six charges, which he allowed to run concurrently.
What…
I didn’t know this was a thing until my ex started fully disregard our custody order. I cannot understand how this is acceptable.
Fine with me if the victim wants to express forgiveness in a personal or spiritual sense but that should be irrelevant to the criminal case. There should be consequences when a Judge / court fails its duty to serve justice and protect the broader community.
What a joke.
There’s an easy solution to this. Hopefully the other inmates take it upon themselves to implement it.
“No! All lives matter!” "Right… and some are only treated like their lives are worth 2 months slap on the wrist… "
A bit light of a sentence.
If the victims are asking for leniency then that’s mainly what I look at. They got what they were asking for.
I mean at least go with the 3/5ths compromise, no matter how racist you are.
presumably he’ll be banned from driving after next year?
The guy’s gotta have a hobby.
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Neither rape, nor assault are part of a sentence.
In theory, concurrent sentences are an acknowledgement that it is not fair to give multiple punishments for the same crime. However, it is often desirable to charge someone with multiple offences fir the same crime, as they might be found innocent of the more serious offense (or have some of the convuctions overturned on appeal).
For example, in the case of a homicide, you often see the defendent charged with both murder and manslaughter for the same act. In such a case the defendent would likely get a concurrent sentence because they were only convicted of a single act.
In many cases, the line between multiple convictions being a single “act” is blurry, the judge can exersise discretion.
If they’re only convicted of a single act, there would be no second sentence at all.
Usually, someone is charged with the highest charge the prosecutor thinks will stick. Sometimes there’s a plea deal for a lesser charge.
