Capitol punishment

First Capitol rioter sentenced; Indonesia's pandemic. The first felony sentencing for a US Capitol rioter will likely set the tone for future sentences; Indonesia has become an epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic. Tonight's Sentences was written by Gabby Birenbaum. TOP NEWS Florida man sentenced for Capitol riot [The Capitol riot]( Spencer Platt/Getty Images - A judge sentenced Paul Allard Hodgkins to eight months in prison for his role in the January 6 US Capitol riot — lower than prosecutors wanted, but higher than the defense’s request for no prison time. [[Twitter / Zoe Tillman](] - The judge’s decision of prison time will have strong implications for other rioters’ felony charges. [[MSNBC / American Voices](] - Prosecutors asked the judge to sentence Hodgkins to 18 months after he pleaded guilty to obstructing an official proceeding, arguing his participation in the riot contributed to a collective threat to democracy. [[AP / Michael Tarm](] - Meanwhile, Hodgkins’s defense lawyer argued that the shame of participating in the riot is punishment enough, advocating for probation instead of a prison term. [[Independent / Gustaf Kilander](] - In a meandering defense memo, Hodgkins’s lawyer said he did not deserve to be "canceled" and referenced The Scarlet Letter, the Civil War, and Hodgkins’s charity work. [[Daily Beast / Pilar Melendez](] - Wearing a Trump 2020 T-shirt and eye goggles on January 6, Hodgkins made it all the way to the Senate floor. He took selfies with rioters after taking a bus from his hometown of Tampa to DC with a backpack full of rope, latex gloves, and goggles. [[Tampa Bay Times](] - More than 100 defendants involved in the Capitol riot are weighing whether to accept a plea deal or go to trial. Hodgkins’s sentence provides a look into whether going to trial may provide their desired outcome. [[Washington Post / Spencer H. Hsu](] - Approximately 500 total people have been arrested in connection with the Capitol riot, and they have responded in a variety of ways. Some, like Hodgkins, pleaded guilty, while others tried to delete footage and erase evidence of their participation. [[Newsweek / Anders Anglesley](]  [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Indonesia becomes a coronavirus epicenter - Indonesia has now surpassed Brazil as the country with the highest daily death count from Covid-19, with over 1,000 dying daily from the virus. [[Bloomberg / Yudith Ho](] - The surge is largely due to the delta variant, which is affecting patients in high-population Java Island and Bali and overwhelming some hospitals, as oxygen supplies run low. [[NYT / Fira Abdurachman, Richard C. Paddock, and Muktita Suhartono](] - The vaccine rollout has been slow in Indonesia; though health care workers have been prioritized, they are among the hardest-hit groups in the current surge. [[Washington Post / Amy Chew](] - Experts also worry that the peak of the current wave still has not been reached, with the vaccination rate standing at just 6 percent. Cases are likely being undercounted as well: Though Indonesia is reporting nearly 50,000 cases daily, a new survey suggests that up to half the residents in Jakarta have contracted the virus. [[CNN / Masrur Jamaluddin, Atika Shubert, and Julia Hollingsworth](] - As the situation continues to worsen, public trust in Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has fallen sharply, with Indonesians lacking confidence in his ability to manage the pandemic effectively. [[Reuters / Stanley Widianto](] MISCELLANEOUS A new YouGov poll found that 20 percent of American adults believe the government has put microchips in coronavirus vaccines. [[The Hill / Jenna Romaine](] - The Biden administration sent a Moroccan man in Guantánamo Bay prison back to his home country, bringing the total population of the prison down to 39. [[AP](] - Coco Gauff, who was slated to lead the US tennis team at the 2020 Olympics, announced she can no longer compete after testing positive for the coronavirus. [[NPR / Merrit Kennedy](] - The Dow Jones fell 800 points as global markets fall due to fears over the delta variant. [[Washington Post / Taylor Telford](] Support our journalism Reader contributions help keep Vox and newsletters like Sentences free for all. Support our work from as little as $3. [Contribute]( VERBATIM “The need to deter others is especially strong in cases involving domestic terrorism, which the breach of the Capitol certainly was.” [[Special Assistant US Attorney Mona Sedky, on why Capitol rioters deserve prison sentences](] LISTEN TO THIS [A Keurig that brought me closer to my mom]( Katherine Oung’s mother says “I love you” with plates of cut fruit. Katherine says it with cups of coffee. 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