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submitted 11 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

At her sentencing hearing, Yvonne St Cyr did not express regret or accept any responsibility for her actions on Jan. 6, 2021.

A Jan. 6 defendant who claimed she believed she had the right to climb over broken glass to enter the Capitol was sentenced to 2 and a half years in federal prison on Wednesday.

Yvonne St Cyr — who during her trial in March was found guilty of two felony counts of civil disorder as well as several misdemeanors — was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John Bates to 30 months behinds bars, 36 months of supervised release and a $2,000 restitution to the Architect of the Capitol.

After her trial, St Cyr had said in a Facebook livestream that she wasn't sure that the case would ever move to sentencing because "the truth" would come out before then.

“Their s---'s gonna blow up!" she said. "So, just keep watching Tucker, keep spreading the truth, keep talking about the corruption, keep sharing, and we will bring the system doooooowwwwn.”

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[-] IHeartBadCode@kbin.social 40 points 11 months ago

Wow, let's cover some of the gems there.

After her trial, St Cyr had said in a Facebook livestream that she wasn't sure the case would ever move to sentencing because "the truth" would come out before then.

I'm sure "the truth" is coming right after infrastructure month.

"So just keep watching Tucker, keep spreading the truth, keep talking about the corruption, keep sharing, and we will bring the system doooooowwwwn.”

Tucker Carlson's show was canceled.

At her sentencing hearing Wednesday, St Cyr's attorney, Nicole Owens, said her client was at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, because of a “misguided sense of duty.”

C'mon don't leave us hanging, who was the source of that misguided sense? Also, getting ice cream on your first date with someone only to find out they're lactose intolerant, that's misguided. Attempting to overthrow the government, that's a few levels past misguided. Just saying.

“I’ve been on a spiritual journey,” St Cyr said. Then she launched into a bizarre 45-minute rant — until the judge cut her off with a stern warning to wrap up — on a series of topics, including her beliefs about the air we breathe, her spiritual being, radio frequencies, her difficult upbringing and a woman she watched being arrested on a playground during the Covid pandemic.

Actually I blame the judge on this one. After sitting for weeks listening to this lady's crazy Facebook streams, figuring "what's the worse that could happen if I let this lady speak freely?", you're just opening yourself up for that.

That said, I'm sure the 45-minute jam packed insane stream of consciousness diatribe was something to behold.

She also talked about her actions during the Capitol riot. She didn’t express regret or accept any responsibility for her actions that day, and she indicated that she wasn’t concerned about the prospect of serving jail time

Shocking. Been a pattern of that with folks who attempted to overthrow the government. It's like these small jail sentences aren't deterrent enough.

“I did the right thing,” St Cyr said about her actions on Jan. 6. “I know it sounds delusional.”

Oh sweetheart, it's a bit past just sounding that way.

In a Facebook livestream after her sentencing, St Cyr also said she hadn’t filed taxes since 2019, and she encouraged her followers not to pay their taxes.

I foresee another court case in her future, just a hunch.

[-] Blastasaurus@lemm.ee 16 points 11 months ago

Why the hell did the judge let it go on for 45 minutes?

[-] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Because if you step on them in any way they’ll file an appeal claiming you’re a biased judge. Easier to just let her rant and then get sentenced.

[-] Rootiest@lemm.ee 13 points 11 months ago

Those poor court stenographers

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago

Couldn't look away from the train wreck, probably

[-] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 12 points 11 months ago

I thought the same thing about the 45 mins & the judge at first too, but now I wonder if she’s involved in any other crimes of this type, maybe the 45 min rant could somehow be used as evidence against her. So maybe it was smart in some way? This is my head-canon at least.

[-] Nougat@kbin.social 11 points 11 months ago

“I know it sounds delusional.”

Just the teeniest bit of rationality poking through there.

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