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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With that acquittal does that mean it’s not assault if I throw a sandwich or a soda at you, a senator, a police officer or anyone?[/quote]

I think the fact that it bounced off his bulletproof vest mattered here. [/quote]

THIS.[/quote]

No THIS.  The same thing could have happened with an actual bullet.

What happened here is jury nullification.  Whether technically an “assault” or not, no DC jury was ever going to convict a man for throwing a sandwich at a border patrol agent when protesting Trump’s immigration policy.   It just wasn’t going to happen because that’s not who we are.  The jury sent a message.  Plain, simple and direct. [/quote]

This is all ironic, of course.  Crime is bad in DC in large part because we cannot recruit enough police officers.  And the reason we cannot recruit enough police officers is that the people and leaders of DC routinely disrespect them. So here we’re are. [/quote]

He didn’t throw a sandwich at a random DC police officer. He threw a sandwich at a federal border patrol officer in protest of Trump’s immigration policies.  Are you seriously so dense that you can’t understand the difference?  [/quote]

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