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Alleged Washington DC sandwich thrower charged with a misdemeanor after grand jury rejects felony indictment

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    Englerdy
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    Lol, because they apparently realized no jury is going to fault someone standing up to the unprecedented takeover of their city. Fingers crossed they can't find a judge who doesn't think this is...

    Since prosecutors filed the charges by information – instead of by complaint as they previously did – they can skirt around using a grand jury and instead go right to the judge, who would need to decide whether there is probable cause and the case can proceed.

    Lol, because they apparently realized no jury is going to fault someone standing up to the unprecedented takeover of their city. Fingers crossed they can't find a judge who doesn't think this is ridiculous either.

    Dunn was arrested on August 10, right after he allegedly threw the sandwich. He was then released the next morning, his attorney said in court earlier this month, and attempted to get an attorney to turn himself in when he learned of a warrant for his arrest.
    Instead, 20 officers came to Dunn’s apartment and arrested him there, his attorney told the magistrate judge initially in charge of the case.
    Her assertions would later be proven when the White House posted a propaganda film of decked-out deputy US Marshals and other law enforcement, including FBI agents, showing up at Dunn’s door with guns drawn and a riot shield deployed to arrest him.

    Yes, nothing projects power like a completely disproportionate response to dissent. I wish more Americans had better emotional training to see how much insecurity the moves of this administration project. They seem to want to create the same sense of fear that the SS or KGB created, but I hope we never allow that to take root in the public mindset. I really hope more people who've previously bought into the party's rhetoric come to feel contempt for the party's clear disregard for them as an average person and clear desire to only enrich themselves. Though on the other hand maybe that's too much to hope for.

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    1. boxer_dogs_dance
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      Re your last sentence, I really think it's too soon to tell how the majority of the public will react to these specific fascist goons in government. It's like the country is a house that's on fire...

      Re your last sentence, I really think it's too soon to tell how the majority of the public will react to these specific fascist goons in government. It's like the country is a house that's on fire and we don't know whether the structure will be saved, or like the country is a patient with a life threatening illness.

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