Sean Dunn's attorney acknowledged he threw the sandwich, but argued it was a "harmless gesture".

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/49262051

Customs and Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore told the jury the snack “exploded all over him” and he “could smell the onions and mustard” on his uniform.

Neither side disputes that Sean Dunn, 37, did in fact lob obscenities and a deli-style sandwich at officers deployed by President Donald Trump to patrol the nation’s capital in August. But Mr Dunn’s lawyer argues it was not a criminal act.

The incident was captured on video and went viral, making Mr Dunn a symbol of opposition in Washington DC to Trump.

Government prosecutors initially tried to secure felony charges against Mr Dunn, but a grand jury declined to indict him. Prosecutors have instead charged him with a lower-level misdemeanour assault.

  • ProtoknucklesEnglish
    144·
    1 个月前

    Except, the sandwhich is shown still wrapped on the ground afterwards, so it didn’t even explode.

    • Lost_My_MindEnglish
      721·
      30 天前

      A cop? Lying? I don’t think thats legal. And cops are there to enforce the law…therefore, cops good. Right?

      …guys?

      Oh come on. It’s my first day on earth, and I’m not yet capable of critical thinking. Therefore, I can only say opinions based on nothing, and argue them as fact. If you argue back, I’ll argue louder! Because as we all know, the loudest opinion is right! And who’s louder than me? I’m an American! We’re known for our being the only place on earth. And therefore everybody is right! Except for the people who argue with me. They’re clearly wrong.

      TOAST IS BETTER THAN BREAD!!!

  • JigglySacklesEnglish
    91·
    1 个月前

    Exploded… And the grievous injury of…smelling like mustard and onions for a bit. Man, they are really trying to work that incident.

    • mkwtEnglish
      90·
      1 个月前

      The video clearly showed an intact, wrapped sandwich on the ground after the incident. Nothing “exploded.” The cop lied on the stand (surprise, surprise), and he got called out on it by the defense.

    • aarch0x40English
      27·
      1 个月前

      I’m certainly glad the feds gave up on optics. This should hopefully make for an excellent dark comedy movie once it wraps up (if Sean is aquitted).

      • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        16·
        1 个月前

        I think it would make a good blackbox theater production with the interesting caveat that any theater putting it on has to give tickets out to people for free who agree to have a baguette lightly thrown at them.

        • athairmorEnglish
          5·
          30 天前

          Or, hide the bread under a random seat every showing and at the pivotal moment have everyone check under their seat. Whoever has it gets to throw it at the cop.

          • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzEnglish
            7·
            30 天前

            One of the iron laws of theater is that once a piece of bread touches you as an audience member, you own the bread.

    • LemminaryEnglish
      8·
      30 天前

      The party of family values and fiscal responsibility using any excuse to weaponize the law

  • Archangel1313@lemmy.caEnglish
    49·
    30 天前

    AND he’s been teased by his coworkers! Oh, the pain and suffering he has had to endure because of this heinous assault by an antifa terrorist! Will it never end?!

    • LemminaryEnglish
      9·
      30 天前

      It’s not clear. Doctors say it’s hard to get these mustard stains out of the fabric with a regular wash cycle.

  • WoodScientistEnglish
    35·
    30 天前

    So send the protester the agent’s dry cleaning bill and be done with it. Make them pay for a new uniform if the stain can’t be removed. Simple enough. The fact this is a criminal matter is absurd.

    • FuglyDuckEnglish
      14·
      30 天前

      Those uniforms are polyester and probably treated with enough teflon/stain block to keep a sharpie from being permanent.

      I’ve worn similar hard uniforms (different color, same supplier, probably. There’s only like 3.) and mustard doesn’t take, even if you’re a dolt who lets it set in.

      All that to say; there’s no need for him to do more than run it through a normal wash.

  • Simulation6@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    33·
    30 天前

    There was a time when a man would be ridiculed for bringing a complaint for getting hit by a sandwich.

  • massacreEnglish
    26·
    30 天前

    Did he tear up while giving his harrowing testimony?

  • DonkMagnum@lemy.lolEnglish
    26·
    30 天前

    I hope this brave officer gets the counselling and support he needs to move on from this.

    • tpihkalEnglish
      11·
      30 天前

      FFS, at least SOMEONE here shows a little empathy.

      • DonkMagnum@lemy.lolEnglish
        10·
        30 天前

        Keep your yellow* off of my thin blue line.

        *yellow stands for both mustard and cowardice in my clever wordplay.

        • athairmorEnglish
          6·
          30 天前

          New car magnet: thin blue line flag with a smear of yellow.

        • mojofrododojoEnglish
          2·
          30 天前

          Keep your yellow* off of my thin blue line.

          <blam> shoots dog

  • J92English
    26·
    29 天前

    Man who signed up to a job to humiliate his fellow man, was himself humiliated. Demands justice.

    Tit

  • GreenKnight23English
    231·
    30 天前

    let me get this straight.

    when a cop shoots pepper balls into a crowd, the citizens “walk into the path of” them and it’s the citizens fault.

    but when a citizen throws their sandwich into a crowd, it’s not the cops fault for “walking into the path” of his sandwich?

    🤔 something ain’t right here…

    • FedizenEnglish
      11·
      30 天前

      Obviously this kind lad was just feeding a helpless, hungy cop and tossed the sandwich too enthusiastically.

  • Phoenixz@lemmy.caEnglish
    22·
    30 天前

    Oh yeah, it was an explosion, arms were ripped off and heads went flying… blood just squirted everywhere it… It was a mustard bath… Cue 1000 yard stare