The justice system is supposed to be blind, not drop the hammer on the guy whose outfit got the most TV coverage. According to this logic, if Chansley had just worn a camo jacket and a MAGA hat like all the other idiots, the prosecutors would have sought a lesser sentence. You’re supposed to be sentenced according to your crimes, not your wardrobe.

The prosecutors also argue Chansley was violent based on the fact that others around him were violent and that he wrote a mean, threatening note to the vice president. Is this really a standard of justice we want meted out across the board?

Look, I don’t find the shaman to be a particularly sympathetic figure. He stormed the Capitol and there should be punishment for folks who did that. But the idea that he deserved to be locked away in solitary confinement for months and then dumped in prison next to rapists and murderers for more than three years is beyond the pale.