Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent

[Felis Leo]

Victory for the Hoagie Hero!

Poor MAGA, they thought for sure this guy was going down for that vicious and deadly assault with a sandwich!

Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent

It was a sharp rebuke to the prosecutors who are dealing with the fallout from President Trump’s move to send National Guard troops and federal agents into Washington.

www.nytimes.com

MAGA:

I am sure Pam Bondi will bring the wounded officer to a press conference with her, telling us how the man cries himself to sleep every night and cannot keep from urinating on himself when he hears the sound of bread being sliced.

 

[Bok Tuklo]

You already made that joke.

Surely there is a club joke in here somewhere.

 

[Cope]

I, for one, am glad that not everything under the letter of the law is prosecuted, we would likely all be in jail.

Both things can be true though. It can be against the law, and it should not be prosecuted.
I imagine if it poses a problem in the future, an indictment can be had.

 

[TheDoctorWasIn]

I, for one, am glad that not everything under the letter of the law is prosecuted, we would likely all be in jail.

Both things can be true though. It can be against the law, and it should not be prosecuted.
I imagine if it poses a problem in the future, an indictment can be had.

This is not only correct, but built into our legal system - at least to an extent. That's why grand juries exist, and why prosecutors have discretion in which crimes to charge.

 

[j brown's body]

Please, by all means, keep putting on display your complete inability to actually counter the argument.

Just curious, would you have voted to convict the guy who tried to blow up Hitler?

 

[OrphanSlug]

Excuse me a moment, only a moment, while I.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

 

[Deuce]

Then perhaps you can explain which element of the crime you think was not met?

1: forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with
2: any person designated in section 1114 of this title
3: while engaged in or on account of the performance of official duties

Those are the minimum requirements for violating the statute. Striking someone with an object is an assault. The officer is "any officer or employee of the United States" as designated by Section 1114, and he was engaged in the performance of his official duties. Do you disagree with any of these conclusions? If so, which one, and why?

To raise the crime to a felony, it must:
1: involve physical contact with the victim of that assault

The sandwich struck the officer, which means it made physical contact. Do you disagree that it made physical contact?

These are the four elements to establish a crime was committed and that it was a felony. They are all present in this case.

Sandwich does not constitute "force" because it has no effect on anything at all.

 

[SavannahMann]

These are a lot of words that have nothing to do with whether this guy violated the statute at issue.

He didn't, not so far unless the Prosecutor wishes to resubmit. And all those words told the story of why there is not an Indictment, and why there probably won't be one.

 

[Nickyjo]

Victory for the Hoagie Hero!

Poor MAGA, they thought for sure this guy was going down for that vicious and deadly assault with a sandwich!

Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent

It was a sharp rebuke to the prosecutors who are dealing with the fallout from President Trump’s move to send National Guard troops and federal agents into Washington.

www.nytimes.com

MAGA:

“… the right of the people to keep and bear sandwiches shall not be infringed.”

 

[Deuce]

It meets every element of the crime.

No it doesn't. You keep talking about assault but pretend that there isn't an important adjective present.

Forcibly assaults. This did not occur.

 

[Rexedgar]

Look for an EO banning grand juries!

 

[Cope]

Sandwich does not constitute "force" because it has no effect on anything at all.

Just as an aside, force is a combination of things. Sandwich, bullet, rock, paper towel can all be one part.

You simply do not throw, touch or hit LEO, and none of this needs to be discussed. Today, no indictment. Tomorrow, who knows.

 

[Metric Mouse]

But did he get his sandwich back, or is it still held for evidence?