Two Men Who Assaulted Police on January 6th Have Two Very Different Responses to Their Sentences
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Former Boston K-9 Officer Joseph Fisher was already in an unusual position as a January 6th defendant, not just because he was a former law enforcement officer accused of assaulting law enforcement during the insurrection (with others including Thomas Webster of New York City and, coincidentally, another officer named Joseph Fischer from Pennsylvania), but because of how distinguished his career was. Fisher participated in the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers and was even photographed alongside elected officials at a press conference related to the search. He also appeared in a documentary about an investigation into a homicide case. Fisher is also unusual because of the remorse he seemed to demonstrate in how he handled the charges against him. His conduct was, undoubtedly, egregious. He used a chair as a weapon against an officer who was pursuing a suspect who had pepper sprayed police, and was then seen scuffling with police who confronted him for that assault. Ho