A California woman has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for issuing a death threat against a federal judge in Texas.
The case is yet another reminder of how political violence—too often excused, ignored, or downplayed by the Left—has become a dangerous feature of American life.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, 46-year-old Dolly Patterson admitted she transmitted an interstate threat against a federal judge in Amarillo in April 2023.
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Her message, submitted online, read: “Tell that anti-abortion judge he better watch his back . . . for the rest of his life!”
Federal prosecutors emphasized that Patterson’s intent was clear: she wanted her threat to be perceived as genuine, and she fully understood that it crossed the line into criminal behavior.
The court handed down the maximum statutory penalty—five years in prison. Federal officials were blunt in their assessment.
“The safety of our federal judiciary is paramount,” Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy Larson said.
“Threats of violence to our judges are becoming all too common—whether made online or in person. Such threats are illegal and will be prosecuted.”
This sentencing shines a light on a broader problem. Political intimidation, harassment, and violence are increasingly tolerated in progressive circles.
From protests that devolve into riots to personal threats against judges, politicians, and law enforcement officers, the pattern is consistent: when the Left doesn’t get its way, it often resorts to violence.
Judges in particular have become targets of anger from activists who view the judiciary not as a neutral arbiter but as an obstacle to their political goals.
The very judge Patterson threatened sits in Amarillo, a courthouse that has heard high-profile challenges to Biden administration policies on abortion and healthcare.
Instead of responding through debate or appeals, some activists choose personal intimidation. That should alarm anyone who cares about the rule of law.
For years, conservatives have been painted as the ones fueling division.
Yet the record shows that violent language and real threats are coming from across the political spectrum, often amplified by progressive activists who claim to stand for “justice” while undermining the very institutions that protect civil society.
Just a few weeks ago, the horrific assassination of Charlie Kirk shocked the nation.
Before facts were even established, many on the Left rushed to push a false narrative that conservatives were responsible.
That rush to assign blame not only dishonored the truth but also revealed how deeply ingrained political violence and scapegoating have become in progressive circles.
It is time for the Left to reckon with its own culture of intimidation. Violence, whether physical or verbal, has no place in a democracy.
If progressive leaders are serious about protecting American institutions, they must condemn threats like these without hesitation, rather than excusing them when they come from their own side.
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