White Supremacist Capitol Rioter With Violent Past Gets Six Months In Jail

     The United States is beginning to see justice against the Capitol rioters as the first House Select Committee hearing is expected to meet on July 27th. We have seen dozens of misdemeanor and felony cases result in guilty pleas, we've had numerous misdemeanor sentences, and the first felony sentences and first sentences of notable insurrectionists will be seen in the coming weeks. 

     Today, we have another misdemeanor sentence, but certainly a notable one because of the simply vile subject in question. Michael Thomas Curzio, of Florida, entered the Capitol on January 6th and ignored the directions of law enforcement to the leave House of Representatives side of the building. He was arrested on January 14th and held without bail. Because he did not destroy property, pleaded guilty, and was only charged with a misdemeanor, he received the maximum sentence allowed under the law, six months in jail, and was released on July 14th, after serving the full sentence. He must also pay $500 in fines. So, not too bad a guy, right? Wrong.

     Curzio has a despicable criminal history. In 2012, he was arrested for shooting his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend in the chest, pled guilty to attempted murder, and was sentenced to eight years in prison. He was released in 2019, after serving just over five years in prison. While in prison, Curzio joined a white supremacist gang, sporting tattoos of swastikas and other white supremacist symbols. Curzio claimed he joined the gang for protection: he had two years to get the tattoos burned off, although the fact that he lives in an apartment with a female roommate who thinks he is a tremendous person (not realizing she is obviously a sad middle-aged woman a white supremacist felon put in the friend zone) could be indicative of his being white Florida trash.

     I know what the law says in this situation, but he said he had no regrets when he stormed the Capitol on January 6th in since-deleted posts on his Facebook page. He owned up to what he did when he realized he had already served his time, and leopards don't easily change their spots, especially when these spots are ink of the most reprehensible kind. At least we can say the world has seen Michael Curzio for who he really is: the perfect example of a Trump supporter and Capitol insurrectionist.