Bizarre jury verdict for “Subway Sandwich Thrower”

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Three months ago, a man was arrested for throwing a Subway sandwich at federal law enforcement officers.

In case you missed it, those details are here:

UPDATE: DC man arrested for throwing sandwiches at federal agents, worked for DOJ

I consider the verdict handed down today by a jury to be a completely ridiculous verdict, but this is our system and the verdict is final.

not guilty.

So if you want to (allegedly!) attack federal law enforcement officers by throwing an object, it’s apparently legal now.

Unreal.

Judge Jeanine Pirro made a statement that I think is absolutely spot on – from AP,

A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement crackdown in Washington was found not guilty of assault Thursday in the latest legal rebuke of federal interference.

A viral video of him tossing a sandwich made Sean Charles Dunn a symbol of resistance to Trump’s deployment of federal agents to combat crime in the nation’s capital.

His misdemeanor acquittal is another blow to prosecutors, who have faced criticism for their aggressive charging tactics while pursuing law enforcement. The Justice Department initially sought to indict Dunn on aggravated assault, but in a highly unusual move, the grand jury declined to sign off on a felony charge. US Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office then charged Dunn with rape.

There is no dispute over whether Dunn threw the sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent on the night of August 10. But his lawyers argued it was a “harmless gesture” during a protest protected by the First Amendment.

Prosecutors said Dunn, 37, knew he did not have the authority to throw the sandwich at the agent. Dunn shouted “fascist” and “racist” and chanted “shame on you” towards the group of agents who were in front of a club hosting “Latin Night”.

“Why are you here? I don’t want you in my town!” Dunn yelled, according to police.

Dunn hugged his lawyers after the chief read the verdict. Later, he said, “I am relieved and eager to move on with my life.”

Court officials escorted the 12 jurors from the building. A group of journalists followed. Several jurors, including the head, declined to be interviewed.

Pirro, the former Fox News host appointed by Trump as Washington’s top federal prosecutor, said in a statement: “As always, we accept the jury’s verdict; that is the system we operate within. However, law enforcement should never be attacked, no matter how ‘minor’.”

Appear before the judge! Correct.

I thought this was also a pretty good analysis:

Two things can be true at the same time:

1. It’s literally ridiculous that a man threw a sandwich at a federal officer.

2. The prosecution said the sandwich thrower’s judgment was correct and he should have been convicted.

Throwing sandwiches clearly crosses a line. While one could argue that it’s mostly harmless, it is gross. This results in a substance making contact with another person. In this case, the substances turned out to be relatively harmless (mustard and onion).

But if we agree with throwing a mustard grenade, what stops us from agreeing with throwing, for example, a water balloon filled with urine? or blood? Or feces? Why not punching, or an even more harmful form of violence? At what point do we say “stop”?

Yes, some of this stuff is ridiculous, but it’s a major path to barbarism. Keep protests (which is our right as Americans) to an appropriate time, place, and manner.

very well said.

Where does it stop?

Is a 6” Subway sandwich OK, but not a foot long?

Is a foot-long Subway sandwich OK but only if it’s not double meat?

Is a double meat subway sandwich OK but a water balloon filled with urine is not?

Where does it end?

I’m going to end with something that almost made me vomit – a little nauseous, but I pushed it back down – but you have to watch the nauseating, sanctimonious, self-satisfied speech this man gave after his acquittal.

It starts off like he just won an Oscar and he’s thanking everyone he’s ever met in his entire life, and then it escalates to disgusting levels of sanctimoniousness.

If you can bear it, watch here:

Vomit.

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