Subway sandwich thrower found not guilty in D.C. jury rebuke
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·November 7, 2025duxup
thisislife2
Sadly this kind of petty political harassment works - note that despite the 'not guilty' verdict, the guy has already lost his job, time and money. Next time someone wants to criticise the government, they will think twice. This is something the minorities in the US are quite used to from both parties. But now the political divide has grown and spilled over to the mainstream, causing a huge civil divide in the US, it is not surprising that the immoral political tactics (used against a specific weaker section) by both parties is now being weaponised against everyone. This is why a democracy really needs to have strong protection for its minorities - otherwise, political oppression that is normalised against the weaker sections can easily be abused and expanded against others.
add-sub-mul-div
In a narrow way it worked, but it's also healthy for the country to see signs of the administration's impotence. The more people see the pattern of frivolity and failure in the threats and lawsuits, the less fear they'll have. We hear claims of fascism that are directionally accurate, but it's important that people realize that the headlines often don't amount to something as scary as they seem initially.
pessimizer
The guy threw a sandwich at a cop. Is this something that should be legal and have no consequences? Is there a limit to the size of the sandwich? What kinds of ingredients are allowed?
I find it strange that people can go from this man was over-charged for a minor assault to thinking of him as a victim. The man was a bystander who assaulted a police officer - do you think that should be allowed if you agree with the bystander about the law?
Come to think of it, I disagree with a lot of rules about driving, particularly the price of a city sticker for a motorscooter. What can I throw at the woman who works at the DMV?
potato3732842
The consequences should be exactly what they would be if you threw them at a non-cop, equality under the law and all that.
So probably "closer to two figures than four" civil infraction of some sort in this case.
alphabettsy
The man was prosecuted and the jury found him not guilty.
I would be curious to know what their reasoning was.
I think mine would be that since these agents seem to face absolutely no consequences for their far more egregious actions. Why should something so minor result in jail time. To be clear, I’m not talking about their lawful actions. I’m talking about them assaulting and abusing people and excessive use of force that’s been captured on camera all across the country.
mcphage
> The man was a bystander who assaulted a police office
They went to trial for this, and it was determined that the man DID NOT assault a police officer. They tried repeatedly charging him with felony assault, were unable to get a grand jury to agree with charging him, and so instead charged him with a misdemeanor assault, whereupon he was found not guilty.
Do not continue repeating that this man assaulted a police officer. It was definitively determined that he did not.
alphabettsy
The agents statement was also apparently a lie. Photos showed the sandwich was still in its wrapper on the ground after according to other articles like this one https://reason.com/2025/11/06/d-c-jury-acquits-sandwich-guy-...
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potato3732842
What do you think would have happened if you threw a sandwich at the DEA in 2002?
This is exactly the sort of ignorance that got the country where it is?
aprilthird2021
They wasted our money doing so as well
aids_bomb
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josefritzishere
If they had charged him with littering it would have stuck. Assault with a sandwitch isn't a felony. That's just ridiculous and the judical process saw right thorugh it.
> He also threw his Subway sandwich at Gregory Lairmore, an agent with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Lairmore, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, told jurors the sandwich exploded and he smelled onions and mustard — though he wasn't hurt.
This entire administration is fragile as can be. They tried to make this sandwich throwing situation a felony.