By: Daiman Teer for The Simpleton Star
The American legal system has officially descended into a theater of the absurd, directed by a judicial punk who values the comfort of a would-be mass murderer over the life of a wounded Secret Service agent and the safety of the President. Today, U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui didn’t just fail the bench; he spit in the face of every law-abiding citizen by offering a groveling apology to Cole Tomas Allen—a man who was armed to the teeth and actively spilling blood on his way to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Let’s be crystal clear about the “victim” Faruqui is so desperate to protect. This isn’t a misunderstood youth or a victim of circumstance. This is a gunman who fired a round into the chest of a Secret Service agent. If not for a ballistic vest, that agent would be a corpse. Allen was a walking arsenal on a mission of mass murder, intent on assassinating Donald Trump. Yet, in Faruqui’s twisted, partisan looking-glass, the real “tragedy” is that the jailers are being too mean to the man who tried to turn a press dinner into a graveyard.
The Great January 6th Lie
The most galling aspect of Faruqui’s performance was his weaponization of the January 6th defendants. This judge had the unmitigated gall to claim that those individuals—many of whom were held for years in pre-trial isolation for what amounted to parading or trespassing—were treated “better” than this gunman.It is a lie. It is a calculated, left-wing, biased lie.
The January 6th defendants were subjected to the harshest, most draconian treatment in modern judicial history, often denied basic due process while being labeled “insurrectionists” before a single gavel fell. For Faruqui to suggest that an armed assassin who actually shot a federal officer is being treated unfairly compared to them isn’t just a legal error; it’s a symptom of a sick, partisan mind.
A Double Standard of Death
We all know the game being played here. If Cole Tomas Allen had been on his way to target Joe Biden, Faruqui wouldn’t be fretting over the lighting in his cell or the frequency of his strip searches. If the target were a liberal darling, the prosecution would be demanding the ultimate penalty, and the judge would be fast-tracking the gallows. This is why I call him a punk. Actually, he is an insult to punks.
But because the target was Trump, the rules have changed. Suddenly, “human rights” and “due process” are the priority for a man who told the FBI he didn’t expect to survive his mission. When a defendant tells you they planned to die in a hail of gunfire, you don’t put them in a luxury suite; you put them on suicide watch. To call that “punitive” is the height of judicial idiocy. Faruqui is essentially arguing that we must ensure the assassin is well-rested and emotionally stable while the agent he shot is still nursing a bruised sternum and a shattered sense of security.
The Unfit Bench
Judge Faruqui has proven himself utterly unfit to wear the robe. A judge who feels “sorrow” for a gunman but shows no empathy for the victim or the potential for a national catastrophe is a danger to the republic. He is a punk, playing politics with the lives of those sworn to protect us. This is the “Simpleton” reality: we are living in an era where the system rewards the predator and pathologizes the protector.
HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN UNALIVED
Every American should be livid. We are watching the slow-motion collapse of blind justice, replaced by a bench that filters morality through the lens of political utility. Faruqui’s apology to a monster is a stain that won’t wash out.
BIBLE WARNING
In times where the wicked are elevated and the righteous are cast down, we turn to the wisdom of Proverbs 17:15:
“He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord.”
WHY I CHOSE THIS VERSE
The reason for this verse is clear: when the scales of justice are intentionally weighted to favor the violent, the very foundation of a moral society crumbles. Faruqui has chosen to justify the wicked. He has made himself an abomination to the concept of justice.
A Prayer for the Protectors
Heavenly Father, we ask today for Your hedge of protection around the men and women of the Secret Service who stand in the gap between order and chaos. We pray specifically for the agent who took a bullet for this country; heal his body and his spirit. Grant us leaders and judges who possess the courage to call evil by its name, and strip the scales from the eyes of those who would coddle the wolf while the sheep are bleeding. Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream, uncorrupted by the whims of biased men. Amen.
