Subway sandwich thrower found not guilty in D.C. jury rebuke
15 days ago
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- #absurdity
- #protest
- Sean Charles Dunn found not guilty of assault for throwing a Subway sandwich at a federal officer.
- Incident occurred during protests against Trump administration's federal law enforcement surge in D.C.
- Dunn accused officers of racism and fascism, believing an immigration raid was imminent at a gay nightclub.
- The sandwich caused no injury, but prosecutors argued against allowing such actions toward law enforcement.
- Dunn's defense highlighted the absurdity of the case, emphasizing no harm was done.
- Jury's not guilty verdict after seven hours of deliberation seen as a rebuke to overzealous prosecution.