I had not heard about this, and I unfortunately live in SC. What an appalling situation for this woman. Excellent point in comparing her to the insurrectionists. She merely said some things they did not like and didn't actually hurt anyone. And so much for the "pro-life" stance here with the life of this poor woman's baby in jeopardy. They would despise her if she'd had an abortion, but they seem to have no problem putting her baby at risk.

It's bullshit that her lawyer is even having to make the appeal for a reduced sentence solely on grounds of mercy for her medical condition and pregnancy, rather than just on the obvious unfairness of the original sentence and the original charge against her. She was no threat to anyone, unlike the insurrectionists. Typical American justice, one standard for colored defendants and left wing protesters, and another one for whites who are right wing protesters or terrorists, unless the latter group actually kill or shoot somebody that is law enforcement, then they get the book thrown at them... Unless they kill or shoot law enforcement, they always get the kid gloves treatment, since the cops and prosecutors are usually politically allied or at least sympathetic to them....

The story give no details about the sentencing judge, but I have little doubt that he was likely a conservative white man, probably racist, who wanted to put this black woman in her place...

The link goes to an opinion piece about how the government failed the country in regards to 9/11 and the pandemic.