Sean Dunn faced a single misdemeanor after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
  • the_riviera_kid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    101·
    16 days ago

    The fact that this guy had to go to court at all to defend himself is just asinine. These dumb fascist fucks are a bunch of thin skinned bullies.

    • superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      50·
      16 days ago

      Not really sure its because they are thin skinned. Its part of the facist playbook. You have to make an example of anyone that steps out of line.

          • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
            2·
            16 days ago

            I’m not referring to any specific legislation, more the concept. It’s designed to discourage people from participating in the legal system at all.

            • shane@feddit.nl
              1·
              16 days ago

              SLAPP is designed to prevent people like Trump from using the legal system to silence and otherwise harm critics.

              • Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world
                2·
                16 days ago

                I’m pretty sure he is talking about the concept it represents where the corrupt justice system is now being overly punitive in a attempt to silence the public. Same thing just no similar law to control the prosecution.

    • SeeMarkFly@lemmy.mlEnglish
      23·
      16 days ago

      This was a HUGE waste of OUR hard earned tax dollars. This should NEVER have gone to trial. I’m embarrassed to call myself an American.

    • ccunning@lemmy.world
      11·
      16 days ago

      Any time the prosecution wasted on this is time not spent on something else

      I’m sorry you had to waste your time, but thank you for your service sub sandwich guy 🫡

      • freshcow@lemmy.world
        5·
        16 days ago

        Good point! If they are going to use up our resources anyways, its probably best they are as inefficient and incompetent as possible. Plus, there’s the added benefit that the prosecutor and agency have further damaged their credibility - possible ammo for future defense cases.

    • PostaL@lemmy.world
      4·
      16 days ago

      Have no worries… If the current Reich has its way, and so far it seems it has, they’ll not have to go to court anymore…

      Straight to jail meme

  • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    93·
    16 days ago

    Border Patrol Officer Greg Lairmore received two “gag gifts” related to the incident — a plush sandwich and a patch featuring a cartoon of Dunn throwing the sandwich with the words “Felony Footlong” — which the defense team argued showed this was not a serious event in his life.

    That is amazing.

      • pohart@programming.dev
        1·
        15 days ago

        This wasn’t nullification. The sandwich throw clearly isn’t assault. No crime was committed here.

        Clearly the other two were crimes. I’m skeptical they have the right guy for either, but I haven’t seen the evidence and the jury will.

          • pohart@programming.dev
            2·
            13 days ago

            IANAL and I’m not real clear on DC law but I think the argument was that Mr ice felt like he was being attacked because of the sandwich, not that the sandwich was causing real harm. So even though there was contact the throwing of the sandwich was a threat, making it assault.

    • Gates9@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      16·
      16 days ago

      It’s actually pretty insane that this has happened, what, twice now in only a few weeks, both cases related to the fed occupations. I can’t even remember the last time an acquittal like this happened before that, though I don’t follow this stuff closely. I think OJ is the last one I’m aware of but that’s obviously a totally different situation. I was definitely expecting s different outcome, but good for him. I remember in the video they called him “Superman”, lol. I guess so!

    • tamal3@lemmy.world
      7·
      16 days ago

      My education is in the works. Is this actually an example of jury nullification? Like, what he did was actually illegal, but the jury presumably, thought the law was unjust? Or is throwing a sandwich at ICE just not illegal?

      • Inucune@lemmy.world
        17·
        16 days ago

        He threw an object in hostility at a (supposed) federal employee, which could be assault. Jury said no, because they can.

    • ALQ@lemmy.world
      10·
      16 days ago

      If anyone deserves to not have food, it’s the fascists. If protesters could suddenly become pro tennis players and hit the canisters back at ICE, though, that would make me so happy.

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        16 days ago

        tennis players and hit the canisters back at ICE

        That’s a felony for every cop who claims they were discomforted…

        That’s why people use cones/buckets to contain it.

        Please stop giving out dangerous information

        • ALQ@lemmy.world
          4·
          16 days ago

          You are correct that it would be a felony, however that could be the case for throwing anything at anyone. I said it would make me happy, which is not the same as telling people it’s a safe or legal thing to do, nor that they should actually do it.

          Thank you for clarifying for folks but everyone should take this as a reminder that you should take anything you read on the internet with a grain of salt.

          • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            16 days ago

            Yes, everyone should take it as a reminder not to listen to people on social media with no idea what they’re talking about.

            Because obviously the people spreading dangerous information will insist “just a joke bro”.

            Even if you’re not lying now, you’re gonna keep doing it. You’re going to get someone hurt and seriously fuck up their lives from behind your keyboard. Like, either youre naive enough to think /s isn’t needed, or you just don’t give a fuck that some people will invariably not “get the joke”.

            Lots of right wingers are going to be springing up on similarly fresh accounts doing the same thing intentionally for nefarious reasons.

            Maybe you’ll stop, but I doubt it. Some people just don’t have empathyenough for others to put a second thought into the consequences of their actions or even words.

      • Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        4·
        16 days ago

        Okay, well if we’re talking about what’s deserved, there should be a hammer in the sub. I’m simply talking about what there is now case law for.

  • iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works
    30·
    16 days ago

    The jury — which feasted on sandwiches for lunch Thursday, according to a person familiar with jury lunches — deliberated the charges for several hours Wednesday and Thursday before delivering the verdict.

  • Widdershins@lemmy.world
    21·
    16 days ago

    Every day goes by seeing this in the news and I am reminded of child criminal Brendon Chaney.

    WARNING: This kid is a criminal

    • tpihkal@lemmy.world
      9·
      16 days ago

      You forgot to mention the part where he yelled, “Eat my shorts!”, before riding off on his skateboard.

    • edgemaster72@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      16 days ago

      A whole pinecone? Is he insane? A cop will magdump at a falling acorn, can you imagine what they’d do in response to an entire pinecone?

  • MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world
    15·
    15 days ago

    Imagine being the cop on the stand talking about the smell of onions and a light stain on his shirt acting like he just came back from 'Nam. Fucking embarrassing.