Pelosi Attacker Sentenced to Life Without Parole

[bats]

I think it's right to hold him accountable for his crimes, but what a weird and tragic case. This guy, who clearly suffers from serious mental illness, seemed to have had his behavior fueled in part by the crap that some people wallow in on the Internet. At least that's what his lawyer suggested.

According to sfchronicle.com today:

Just before he was sentenced, DePape read a lengthy statement that began with his theory that 9/11 was an inside job. Railing against America's "evil murder magic rituals," he spoke for more than 45 minutes about his belief that he was a psychic and that his ex-wife was a "body double," and ignored multiple suggestions by the judge to keep his statements relevant to the trial or the crimes he had committed.

[HighStepper]

DePape faced five counts in the state trial, including aggravated kidnapping resulting in bodily harm or death, false imprisonment of an elder or dependent adult, threatening family of public officials, first degree residential burglary and preventing or dissuading a witness by force or threat.