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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 83 points 3 days ago (9 children)

It should be remembered that SEVERAL grand juries initially declined to charge the defendant, despite the ironic traditional reputation of grand juries to "indict a ham sandwich." But they kept going back. They were determined to destroy this citizen.

Obviously, they eventually prevailed, got the Sandwich Assassin into a courtroom, where the "victim" proceeded to blatantly lie in open court:

Lairmore had testified that the sandwich “exploded all over” his chest and claimed he could smell mustard and onions. But a photo showed that the sandwich was still in its wrapper on the ground after it hit Lairmore in his bulletproof vest.

What fucking drama queen LIAR. He should be charged with perjury.

Also, the jurors had sandwiches for lunch. I'm surprised the Trump lawyers didn't try for a mistrial on the grounds that lunch was prejudicial.

I feel bad for the guy for losing a perfectly good sandwich.

Fucking ICE losers.

[–] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

he could smell mustard and onions.

the horror...

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[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 10 points 2 days ago

Good. They should make the agent buy the guy another sandwich. It was a waste of a good sandwich.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 385 points 4 days ago (10 children)

Lairmore had testified that the sandwich “exploded all over” his chest and claimed he could smell mustard and onions. But a photo showed that the sandwich was still in its wrapper on the ground after it hit Lairmore in his bulletproof vest.

So he perjured himself, then? Surely something's going to come of that? No? Huh, okay, then.

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 339 points 4 days ago (2 children)

If the sandwich did not split, you must acquit!

[–] SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.world 45 points 4 days ago

comment of the century.

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 24 points 4 days ago

You missed your calling in life. This comment would have blown up the legal world if said in court.

Im sad it wasn't done.

[–] mikenurre@lemmy.world 109 points 4 days ago (9 children)

He also claimed he felt it through his Kevlar vest. Didn't know sandwiches are more powerful than bullets.

[–] BC_viper@lemmy.world 140 points 4 days ago (3 children)

To be fair he was a little bitch, and little bitches feel everything.

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[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 68 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There is a big difference between being able to feel something and being injured by it.

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[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 45 points 4 days ago

It hit him right in the fee fees, and badly damaged his already fwagile mascuwinity.

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 33 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You need special plating to handle those sub-sonic sandwiches.

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Sandwiches can melt steel beams, didn't you know?

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[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 76 points 4 days ago (2 children)

So I was on a jury. The officer involved testified on some things that made it sound very bad for the defendant.

Then we saw the body cam of part the interaction. Technically what he said was true but extremely exaggerated. Made us discount everything he said that wasn't on video.

We ended thinking the defendant was probably guilty but they didn't prove it so we decided not guilty.

[–] pohart@programming.dev 4 points 2 days ago

The jury I was on the things that the officer said about the video were blatantly false. In the beginning he was lying about irrelevant things, and be the end he was lying about exactly the charge.

[–] hardcoreufo@lemmy.world 47 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Thats how the jury i was on went but it was before body cams. Basically they said dude was "exchanging small packages for money" implying he was dealing drugs. The cops claimed he tossed the "small packages" when he drove off. They never collected these "small packages" so how do i know what they were?

We all thought dude was probably guilty but that the police work was too shoddy to convict. Cop looked pissed on the way out of court.

[–] pohart@programming.dev 6 points 2 days ago

They likely collected them and they weren't drugs.

[–] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 32 points 4 days ago (13 children)

Cops do it constantly. TBH I'd chalk that level of bullshit up to them constantly using ChatGPT to write their reports now, except that they've been pulling the same bullshit forever and getting away with it nearly every single time.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 56 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I firmly believe that police officer testimony that can't be backed up by bodycam footage shouldn't even be admissible. There's essentially no reason for a cop to not have their bodycam turned on at all times unless they specifically chose to turn it off, so there's no reason we should have to accept testimony without it.

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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago

He should now sue to have ICE buy him a gift card to replace the sandwich.

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 137 points 4 days ago (6 children)

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.com 65 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

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.nl 38 points 4 days ago (4 children)

It's also a pretty clear example of SLAPP prosecution.

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[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 26 points 4 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.

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[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 123 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 32 points 4 days ago

Did John Oliver send those?

[–] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 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.

[–] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 60 points 4 days ago (9 children)

Continuing the great American tradition of jury nullification

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 4 days ago (3 children)

here's hoping Luigi and Tyler get off too for the same reason.

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[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] falseWhite@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago

He threw it in protest. He was acquitted.

You know what to do next time you go to protest!

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 42 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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.

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 11 points 3 days ago

Dear ice. No one likes you. No one wants you around. When you do not follow the constitution you renounce the constitution which is america which means you renounce your citizenship. Get the fuck out of my country.

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 4 days ago (14 children)

Sooooo new trend? Subs for fascists?

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 40 points 4 days ago
[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago

Lettuce never forget his bravery.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days ago

🎶There goes my hero... Watch him as he throws! 🎵

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

A jury of the defendant's peers just said "FUCK YOU!"

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[–] manxu@piefed.social 24 points 4 days ago

Soooo... We PAID for this B.S. We paid for the arrest, check the number of uniformed tax-payer funded officers. We paid for the prosecution, we paid for the court, we paid for the jury, we paid and paid AFTER the famously sandwich-indicting Grand Jury wouldn't touch this case.

Somehow it feels like the DA should be relieved of their duties.

[–] Widdershins@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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

WARNING: This kid is a criminal

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[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 9 points 3 days ago

🌯 WOOOOOOOOOO!!! 🌯🌯

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