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“He did it. He threw the sandwich.”

That’s how the defense counsel for Sean Dunn, the man who threw a sub-style sandwich at a Border Patrol officer in Washington, DC, this summer began the federal trial against him Tuesday morning.

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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 27 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"The bun was a bit dry and that was more than I could take!", said the frightened man in army gear.

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

PTSD - Post Thrown Sandwich Disorder

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

Crusty Italian shrapnel wounds -Where is his Purple Heart?

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

the horror...the horror....

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 248 points 2 days ago (8 children)

I cannot believe we're wasting taxpayer dollars on a ballistic hoagie attack.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 168 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Assault with a deli weapon

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 80 points 2 days ago (6 children)

"ballistic submarine missile" was right there

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[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 48 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm sure we all know the phrase that a prosecutor could get a grand jury to "indict a ham sandwich". It took prosecutors THREE Grand Juries to finally get an indictment for someone throwing that sandwich.

It's all a complete waste of time and taxpayer funds, and in any other point in history these prosecutors would have been fired immediately for incompetence at even considering an indictment in the first place, not even considering the possibility that they would try for three attempts.

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 57 points 2 days ago (3 children)

They never got the indictment. The prosecutor had to downgrade the charges from a felony to a misdemeanor, which doesn’t have to go before a grand jury.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I didn't even realize that, last I had heard was them putting it before the third jury, and then that there was going to be a trial.

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[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Actually, it's even stupider than that I'm pretty sure, two grand juries refused to give them an indictment for a felony charge, so they brought a way less severe misdemeanor charge because you don't have to get a grand jury to sign off on those, and that's what we're wasting this time on

[–] archonet@lemy.lol 8 points 2 days ago

As it so happens, they can indict ham sandwiches, but not turkey subs. And I think this is arguably funnier.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

I hope a news outlet has the boldness to run this story after one showing DHS brutality, including the taxpayer costs, and before one about SNAP, healthcare and the shutdown. This administration is well past the point of pissing on Americans while telling them it's raining.

[–] sudo@lemmy.today 7 points 2 days ago

It's just a shame it wasn't a lead sandwich traveling at 1500 fps

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[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 184 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I hope the people around him never let him live a minute without being reminded about what a weak little boy he is for whining about taking a soft, succulent sub to the shoulder.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 127 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Navy should give him a medal for surviving the first sub attack on US soil.

The Cunt for Red October.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

Shit. Bread October...it was right there...

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[–] Carmakazi@piefed.social 52 points 2 days ago

The injury was to the ego and authority - of the entire apparatus, not one man. They're all anxious to bring retribution and remind everyone that the enforcer class is above them and demands your cowering deference.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's a really good point. I hope he gets a medal for injury in the line of duty with a big, televised ceremony and lots of sandwich puns.

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

Kinda gives new meaning to the term “war hero”.

[–] DrDystopia@lemy.lol 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Succulent...

Let go of my eggplant!

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[–] bluemoon@piefed.social 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)
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[–] Cyberflunk@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

cunt got to testify about a fucking blt, and humans are being wholesale sold to prisons

fuck this cuntry. America is dead

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

No. Remember that they could not get this through a grand jury. The Grand Juries are practicing Nullification for these incidents because the public is sick of Trump and ICE. They had to go with a lesser charge for it ... and this one stupid case will likely end this prosecutors career.

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[–] fritobugger2017@lemmy.world 44 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Video clearly shows that the sandwich was fully wrapped. Why do they need to lie?

[–] reddifuge@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Because conservatives are fucking snowflakes.

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[–] almost1337@lemmy.zip 51 points 2 days ago (3 children)

New ICE patches: "Don't bread on me"

[–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Tired: Cat Breading

Wired: Ice Breading

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[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 84 points 2 days ago (11 children)

I hope the jury are all served sub sandwiches for lunch each day of this trail.

[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 53 points 2 days ago (1 children)

With extra onions and mustard

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A salt and buttery with a weapon for mass consumption.

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[–] Manjushri@piefed.social 64 points 2 days ago

As neither party disputes the basic facts of the case, jurors will need to determine whether the sandwich-throwing is enough to convict Dunn on the misdemeanor assault charge.

Even if it is, this is a job for jury nullification.

A DC jury recently acquitted a different resident who was also charged with assault for allegedly moving her knee up toward an officer while being restrained after filming officers as they made immigration-related arrests.

I see that sense is, ever so slowly, being restored.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 57 points 2 days ago
[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

There was a similar case in Russia in 2019 when a guy threw an empty paper cup in a direction of a police line at a protest, and got arrested and was tried for it. Ultimately he was set free, 2019 was very nice time for Russia, comparatively. Will see how American justice system compares.

[–] Norin@lemmy.world 50 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Manjushri@piefed.social 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That sandwich did not explode. It flopped limply against his chest just as you would expect a sub from Subway to do.

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[–] hateisreality@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] toofpic@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

US catches up - abot 10 years ago, a riot cop in Russia became a victim of an empty paper cup throwing. It was qualified as assault, btw.

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[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 12 points 2 days ago

Waste of a sandwich

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Obviously the border patrol bootlicker isn't accounting for his own scent which smells like pigshit.

[–] TimeNaan@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

/c/yestheonion

Or at least AN onion

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

I relish this joke.

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

Poor little pissy pants, must be so hard to be a traitor when you smell like onions and mustard.

[–] vivi@slrpnk.net 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

meanwhile, there's another, actually important trial happening that is describing horrific conditions of ice detention.

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I'd argue 1st Amendment rights and the weaponization of the legal system are also important.

Are you talking about this trial right?

Judge calls alleged conditions at Chicago-area immigration site ‘disgusting’

We need to stay aware of how this and similar trials unfold around the country.

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