Not So Tough Now, Are Ya, Dick?

Richard “Bigo” Barnett , the self-described white nationalist who stormed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office and posed for pictures during the Capitol riots, doesn’t believe he should be in jail, and threw a temper tantrum to make his point, shouting:

“They’re dragging this out. They’re letting everyone else out. It’s not fair! This has been a bunch of crap.”

Dick, er, “Bigo” Barnett, a 60-year-old Arkansas man, is facing several charges, including theft, after posing for that infamous photo in Pelosi’s office, and arming himself with a stun gun as part of the  MAGAt mob that attacked the Capitol while Congress was certifying the results of the 2020 election. Barnett was one of the first of at least 300 people to be arrested and is among the few to remain in jail.

Hence the “It’s not fair!” tantrum.

Sadly, well, not really, Barnett’s courtroom meltdown was futile. After a five-minute recess, his lawyers told the judge they intended to file a new bail motion, and the judge said he’d rule on whether to release Barnett after that is filed before abruptly ending the hearing.

Barnett’s next court date is May 4.

"Dick" should be plenty pissy by then.