The Conservative Cave

A story out of Los Angeles is making waves on social media – and likely in LA, too – after an ex-con who was found guilty of shooting at and striking a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) helicopter last year was handed a relatively light sentence by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mildred Escobedo.

And her reasoning for going easy on him was absolutely bonkers.

Douglas Byers, 62, was convicted in March on two counts of assault on a peace officer and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon after using an AR-15-style rifle to shoot at the LAPD helicopter on Aug. 15, 2025. There were two officers aboard at the time, and it subsequently had to make an emergency landing. Despite Byers' best efforts, the officers were not hurt.
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Which leads us to Byers' sentencing on Tuesday, where Judge Escobedo rejected the prosecutor's recommendation that Byers, who had multiple prior felony convictions and was not allowed to own a firearm, be sentenced to 41 years in prison. Escobedo, instead, gave him 13 years, and "reasoned" that had been "friendly" and "respectful" in court when acting as his own attorney.

It's kind of pathetic that DU-grade Progs seem unable to accept the grossly obvious - to normal people - fact that in elections, sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose. In 1992, 1996, 2008, 2012, and 2020, "I" lost. In 1996, I was a bit surprised, given what Bill Clinton was exposed as being, but as in the other years, I went on with my life. I had munchkins to raise, family health issues, helping my son with his successful quest to earn Eagle rank in Scouting, a homeschooling support group to help lead, kids in college, 5 layoffs to work through ... yada, yada, yada ... basically the kind of unheroic ordinary life stuff similar to what you all lived through.

DU-grade Progs seem unable to do that and instead wallow in depression and rage.

Isn't Ken-Tuck the same ass-clown who was all butt-hurt about the Congressional Republicans holding Saint Dwarf Fauci accountable because it was revenge? And they left wants to "accomplish" is waste time and do the same. Hypocrites, but I expect nothing less.