A man in the US state of New Mexico has pleaded guilty to helping a defeated Republican candidate carry out drive-by shootings at the home of Democrats.

The defendant, Demetrio Trujillo, says the candidate, Solomon Peña, hired him after failing to win a seat in the state legislature in November 2022.

Over the following weeks, the residences of several Democratic officials were attacked in Albuquerque.

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      5 months ago

      Voting is the minimum effort. We are going to need a lot more than that to stop the republican party.

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        The minimum effort, but also one of the most easily accessible (even in areas of disenfranchisement) and most influential.

        Its not as direct as throwing a brick through some lobbyists window, but its also more likely to have an effect on the world and less likely to land you in prison.

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      Put “republican” hired to shoot “Democrat” in the headline

      By deliberately de-emphasizing the crimes of republicans they are thereby absolved and emboldened.

      BBC knows better but doesn’t do the right thing. Why? Why indeed.