Re: Florida Man Daniel Baker Found Guilty In State Capitol Plot

On 11/20/2021 12:52 AM, Intelligent Party wrote:
> On 11/20/2021 12:44 AM, Intelligent Party wrote:
>> On 11/19/2021 10:10 PM, Anthony Soprano wrote:
>>>  MIAMI.CBSLOCAL.COM
>>> Florida Man Daniel Baker Found Guilty In State Capitol Plot
>>> CBSMiami.com Team
>>>
>>> TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – A Tallahassee man who was arrested in
>>> January for plotting to violently confront would-be protesters at the
>>> Florida Capitol was found guilty Thursday on federal charges.
>>>
>>> Daniel Baker, who made online posts about confronting supporters of
>>> former President Donald Trump during an expected protest at the state
>>> Capitol, was convicted on two counts of sending, in interstate
>>> commerce, a true threat to kidnap or injure.
>>>
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>>>
>>> During a trial that lasted about two and a half days, Baker's defense
>>> argued that the series of social media posts that led to his arrest
>>> were "jokes." Federal prosecutors set out to prove that "inflammatory
>>> rhetoric" Baker posted online constituted a true threat.
>>>
>>> Ultimately, the 12-person jury returned a guilty verdict after roughly
>>> four hours of deliberation.
>>>
>>> The case centered largely on the content of a flyer that Baker posted
>>> to Facebook and other social media sites in January, issuing a "call
>>> to arms" for others to join him and "encircle terrorists who attack
>>> the Capitol" on President Joe Biden's inauguration day.
>>>
>>> The FBI had been aware of Baker's social media threats since October,
>>> according to court documents.
>>>
>>> The posts were made amid heightened security at the state Capitol,
>>> with Gov. Ron DeSantis mobilizing the Florida National Guard to assist
>>> state and local law enforcement. But the anticipated protest by Trump
>>> supporters never materialized.
>>>
>>> Repeatedly describing himself as a "leftist," Baker testified this
>>> week that he was attempting to "inspire the community to defend
>>> itself, to defend the (Florida) Capitol" and the country after Trump
>>> supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
>>>
>>> "This is an armed COUP and can only be stopped by an armed community!
>>> If you're afraid to die fighting the enemy, stay in bed and live," the
>>> flyer said in part.
>>>
>>> Randolph Murrell, Baker's public defender, described Baker's posts as
>>> reckless and careless but argued that Baker thought what he was doing
>>> was legal and that he wasn't being serious.
>>>
>>> "A lot of these were jokes, a lot of these were clearly over the top,"
>>> Murrell said in his closing argument.
>>>
>>> Baker, when questioned by Murrell while testifying, said his posts
>>> were "almost exclusively jokes," aimed at depicting an "ironic parody
>>> of a left-wing caricature."
>>>
>>> Baker testified that his posts were not aimed at threatening potential
>>> right-wing protesters because his Facebook profile was set to private
>>> and he was only communicating with other "leftists" who he had
>>> "screened."
>>>
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>>> Convicted Florida Man
>>>
>>> The defense also attempted to downplay prosecutors' argument that
>>> Baker was actively recruiting people to join him in taking up arms
>>> against would-be protesters,
>>>
>>> But the prosecution countered by arguing that a publicly viewable
>>> Facebook event that Baker created, titled "DEFEND TALLAHASSEE," could
>>> reasonably be seen as a threat.
>
>
> How is it we don't have a right to self-defense?  This shit is so stupid!
>
>
>>> Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Kunz pointed to Baker's prior military
>>> training and knowledge of weapons in arguing that Baker "had a means
>>> to carry out his threats."
>>>
>>> Baker served in the military for roughly a year until 2007, before
>>> receiving an "other-than-honorable" discharge, according to
>>> information published by the U.S. Attorney's Office in January. After
>>> being discharged, Baker joined a group fighting in Syria against ISIS
>>> and the Turkish government.
>>>
>>> Prosecutors displayed social-media messages sent by Baker, in which he
>>> claimed to have killed 16 people during his time fighting in Syria.
>>>
>>> "I made that up. I was just talking big," Baker said when questioned
>>> about the claim.
>>>
>>> Murrell repeatedly cited Baker's small stature, at 5 feet, 3 inches
>>> tall and about 130 pounds, saying Baker suffered bullying growing up
>>> and that he "talks tough to offset his size disadvantage."
>>>
>>> But Assistant U.S. Attorney Lazaro Fields said Baker "knew exactly
>>> what he was doing because he knew his capabilities."
>>>
>>> Baker appeared to show no emotion following the guilty verdict
>>> Thursday. Murrell and friends of Baker who testified in his defense
>>> declined to comment on the verdict outside of the federal courthouse.
>>>
>>> U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor set a sentencing hearing for Baker on
>>> Aug. 16. Court officials said in January that Baker faced a maximum of
>>> five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
>>>
>>> When asked Thursday what penalty Baker could face following the trial,
>>> Murrell said he hadn't "figured that out yet."
>>>
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>>> Hopes To Make Students Think Twice Before Posting
>>>
>>> Copyright 2021 CBS Local Media. All rights reserved. This material may
>>> not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The News
>>> Service of Florida's Ryan Dailey contributed to this report.)
>>
>>
>> If you rape my daughter I'll kill you.  Threatening to defend people against crime
>> is not crime.  It's freedom of speech, and the people persecuting this man are
>> guilty for perpetration under color of law.  The government should walk softly and
>> carry a big stick.  It should not get away with such kinds of evil.  The charges
>> are crime in my mind, and always will be.  The government's punishments will
>> convince of nothing but that it is more guilty and criminal.  Everything he said
>> is semantics and you don't know what he said.
>>
>> Advocating crime is 100% legal if it is not imminent lawless action under the
>> Brandenburg test.  We demand this man receive $10,000 for every day incarcerated,
>> and $1,000 for every day since the deceitful wrongful charges were filed.  And the
>> 1st Amendment does not say except for threats, it says NO LAW!
>>
>> WE CONDEMN THE GOVERNMENT, WE CONDEMN THE COURTS, AND IF YOU COME HERE TO ARREST
>> ME, YOU'RE COMING TO COMMIT PREMEDITATED MURDER WITH DELIBERATIVE AFORETHOUGHT,
>> BECAUSE YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE!  THAT IS A THREAT!
>>


I WENT TO PRISON FOR A THREAT!  WHAT I SAID WAS: IF YOU RAPE MY DAUGHTER I'LL KILL 
YOU!!!!!!!!
AND YOU'LL DIE!!!!!!!!!!

Like there's a point?  Like it matters if we're right or wrong?  Do we have 
ultimate power or are we powerless?  Wrongful condemnation is what it is!

Like the drug war!

FUCK THEM!

MURDERERS!!