Posted on 05/21/2023 10:45:13 AM PDT by John Semmens
On September 18, 2022, 42-year-old left-wing radical Shannon Brandt intentionally drove his SUV over and killed 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson. Brandt told arresting officers that he did it "because that kid was a dangerous right-wing extremist."
While the facts of the case and the admission of the perpetrator clearly show the type of premeditation warranting a charge of first degree murder and a life sentence in prison, prosecutor Kara Brinster of the Foster County, North Dakota State's Attorney's office negotiated the charge down to manslaughter "because there were mitigating circumstances in this case."
"Brandt's lawyer made a strong case for a plea of 'self-defense,'" Brinster said. "Ellington was a Trump supporter. As President Biden has pointed out on numerous occasions Trump is an enemy of our democracy. As a member of this anti-democratic movement Ellington represented a clear and present danger. Brandt could've just let his victim walk away, but he went the extra mile to chase him down and run him over. In his mind, he was taking independent action to support our democratic way of life."
"Should a person who many might consider worthy of being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom be branded a murderer and locked up for life?" Brinster asked. "So, his lawyer and I settled on a compromise that would include a maximum 10-year sentence with time off for good behavior while he's in prison."
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Kara Brinster truly is misinformed. We are a constitutional republic, not a democracy! If people can’t see that, they truly are blind to truth!
One might assume that the Ellingson family has started a 4-to-5 year process to save money for a remote desert plot and a woodchipper...
If it had been one of my teenage great-grandchildren, my grandsons would already have held a cleanup on aisle 3...
“In his mind, he was taking independent action to support our democratic way of life.”
And they had the nerve to categorize this as “mitigating circumstances”. Is this a joke? These anti-Trumper freaks truly are mentally ill.
Not any more.
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