On this edition of Your Call, we’ll discuss the threat of violence by extremist right-wing groups in the US.
Four leaders of the white nationalist group Proud Boys have now been convicted for their role in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and sentenced to between 15 and 22 years in prison.
Will long prison sentences deter violence by white nationalist, neo-Nazi, and anti-government extremist groups?
Guests:
Andy Campbell, senior editor at HuffPost, author of We Are Proud Boys: How A Right-Wing Street Gang Ushered In A New Era Of American Extremism
AC Thompson, staff reporter with ProPublica
Web Resources:
HuffPost: Proud Boys Didn't Just Crash An Election. They Upended The Next One Too.
TIME: How Extremists Raised More than $6 Million On Crowdfunding Sites
The New York Times: DeSantis and Ramaswamy Call Proud Boys’ Sentences ‘Excessive’ and ‘Wrong’
AP: Records rebut claims of unequal treatment of Jan. 6 rioters
The Washington Post: They confronted Proud Boys but don’t celebrate their prison sentences
The New York Times: Seeking Link to Trump, Prosecutors Questioned Proud Boys Leader
