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DOJ wants 21 years for Trump supporter who 'viciously' assaulted officers on Jan. 6

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63% Informative

Prosecutors say David Dempsey "viciously" assaulted law enforcement officers in the Jan. 6, 2021 , Capitol attack.

Dempsey climbed over fellow rioters "like human scaffolding" and used "his hands, feet, flag poles, crutches, pepper spray, broken pieces of furniture" The government is seeking 262 months in federal prison, which would be one of the longest sentences.

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62

Informative language

58

Neutral language

61

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

62

Offensive language

offensive

Hate speech

likely hateful

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not detected

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not detected

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short-lived

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1

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