• argueswithidiots
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    4 days ago

    I’ve been in court. A lot. I’ve never seen a seated defendant flanked by armed cops. When heightened security is called for, it’s present but not performative; it’s functional. The level of theatricality they use is nuts.

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      2 days ago

      They only make him look more badass. I mean even his fellow prisoners yelled from inside the prison ‘free Luigi’ to protestor and journalists outside.