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Sandwich thrown by protester 'exploded' and left mustard stain on border agent, court hears (www.bbc.com)

submitted 4 months ago by pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to c/politics@sh.itjust.works

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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.

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[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 55 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

Oh man I believe you missed the opening paragraph, which is also very funny.

A US imigration agent has testified he could feel through his ballistic vest the impact of a sandwich hurled at him by a Washington DC protester, who has gone on trial for assault.

I will be honest and say I don’t want to have a sandwich thrown at me, but that description is funny.

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 28 points 4 months ago (3 children)

The fascists need to hurry up and spend millions of dollars to develop and distribute sandwich-proof vests to replace all of their military grade bullet-proof armor.

[–] crank0271@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

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[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Sandwiches are now illegal, there are only Freedom Flatpockets

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Oh sure, then we’ll be safe from sub-style sandwiches, but what about the club sandwich? It’s got four triangles! Or god forbid the Manwich.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 18 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Oh shit, I did miss that. That poor guy, he got poked slightly.

[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 16 points 4 months ago

He was forced to feel a sandwich while doing a fascism, the humanity!!!

[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 8 points 4 months ago

This really is BBC’s shining moment, this is a brilliant article

[–] Rose_Thorne@lemmy.zip 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If he felt a sandwich through his vest, we need to look more into who threw it.

Not for punishment, but because we need to protect what might be our first confirmed metahuman. Don't need no anti-mutant bastards trying to take them out before they can learn to harness their sandwich-launching powers for even greater purpose.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Of course he felt it. He'd feel it if I gently poked his vest with my pinky. It's not an Iron Man suit.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

*gasp*! Terrorisms!!1!

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 12 points 4 months ago

Vest piercing sandwiches are a top secret CIA weapon. I read about them in some papers that I found in Trumps bathroom.

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

This is gonna be more fuel for Why veterans hate ICE.