Protesters receive lengthy prison sentences for alleged antifa connections

A former U.S. Marine reservist, Benjamin Song, received a 100-year prison sentence, the maximum penalty, for shooting a police officer during a July 4 protest outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Texas. Seven others were sentenced to 30 to 70 years in prison, with prosecutors labeling the incident an act of terrorism linked to the activist group antifa. The case has raised concerns about its implications for free speech rights and protests in the U.S.

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