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[–] 387 points 8 months ago (10 children)

Lairmore had testified that the sandwich “exploded all over” his chest and claimed he could smell mustard and onions. But a photo showed that the sandwich was still in its wrapper on the ground after it hit Lairmore in his bulletproof vest.

So he perjured himself, then? Surely something's going to come of that? No? Huh, okay, then.

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  • [–] 341 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    If the sandwich did not split, you must acquit!

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  • [–] 110 points 8 months ago (8 children)

    He also claimed he felt it through his Kevlar vest. Didn't know sandwiches are more powerful than bullets.

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  • [–] 75 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    So I was on a jury. The officer involved testified on some things that made it sound very bad for the defendant.

    Then we saw the body cam of part the interaction. Technically what he said was true but extremely exaggerated. Made us discount everything he said that wasn't on video.

    We ended thinking the defendant was probably guilty but they didn't prove it so we decided not guilty.

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  • [–] 48 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Thats how the jury i was on went but it was before body cams. Basically they said dude was "exchanging small packages for money" implying he was dealing drugs. The cops claimed he tossed the "small packages" when he drove off. They never collected these "small packages" so how do i know what they were?

    We all thought dude was probably guilty but that the police work was too shoddy to convict. Cop looked pissed on the way out of court.

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  • [–] 32 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Cops do it constantly. TBH I'd chalk that level of bullshit up to them constantly using ChatGPT to write their reports now, except that they've been pulling the same bullshit forever and getting away with it nearly every single time.

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  • [–] 21 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Wasn't there a case of police officers badly beating someone and then claiming his blood stains on their uniforms were destruction of police property or some such?

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  • [–] 17 points 8 months ago (9 children)

    I'm not aware of that specific case, but yeah that tracks. I've read about incidents where the cops were enraged about things like victims of traffic accidents or assaults by officers being soaked in blood, getting it on them, and stating that they 'didn't want to risk getting hepatitis/AIDS' as justification for declining to provide lifesaving medical intervention. In some cases, the delay in care led to deaths, while they stood by, and weren't censured by their departments.

    They've been using seizures from acute health incidents and tazers both as justification for escalation of force because "suspects were resisting" for quite a while.

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  • [–] 15 points 8 months ago

    it is actually worth pursuing that…
    even just posting comments about that on every news video about it on youtube would help.
    we have a rare combination of undeniable, clear video evidence vs. sworn testimony in court that is unambiguously a lie.
    There’s no real wiggle room on that.
    Why not call prosecutors and annoy them? Or send letters to the judge?

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    [–] 138 points 8 months ago (6 children)

    The fact that this guy had to go to court at all to defend himself is just asinine. These dumb fascist fucks are a bunch of thin skinned bullies.

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  • [–] 20 points 8 months ago

    This is clearly judicial harrassment ... this prosecutor is now likely to lose his job. If sandwich guy is smart he will sue about 4-5 different people/groups.

    DC is practicing Jury Nullification ... wondering if the Juries there would steamroll these lawsuits forward.

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    [–] 123 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Border Patrol Officer Greg Lairmore received two "gag gifts" related to the incident — a plush sandwich and a patch featuring a cartoon of Dunn throwing the sandwich with the words “Felony Footlong” — which the defense team argued showed this was not a serious event in his life.

    That is amazing.

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  • [–] 84 points 8 months ago (9 children)

    It should be remembered that SEVERAL grand juries initially declined to charge the defendant, despite the ironic traditional reputation of grand juries to "indict a ham sandwich." But they kept going back. They were determined to destroy this citizen.

    Obviously, they eventually prevailed, got the Sandwich Assassin into a courtroom, where the "victim" proceeded to blatantly lie in open court:

    Lairmore had testified that the sandwich “exploded all over” his chest and claimed he could smell mustard and onions. But a photo showed that the sandwich was still in its wrapper on the ground after it hit Lairmore in his bulletproof vest.

    What fucking drama queen LIAR. He should be charged with perjury.

    Also, the jurors had sandwiches for lunch. I'm surprised the Trump lawyers didn't try for a mistrial on the grounds that lunch was prejudicial.

    I feel bad for the guy for losing a perfectly good sandwich.

    Fucking ICE losers.

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    [–] 60 points 8 months ago (8 children)

    Continuing the great American tradition of jury nullification

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  • [–] 16 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    It’s actually pretty insane that this has happened, what, twice now in only a few weeks, both cases related to the fed occupations. I can’t even remember the last time an acquittal like this happened before that, though I don’t follow this stuff closely. I think OJ is the last one I’m aware of but that’s obviously a totally different situation. I was definitely expecting s different outcome, but good for him. I remember in the video they called him “Superman”, lol. I guess so!

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    [–] 42 points 8 months ago (14 children)

    Sooooo new trend? Subs for fascists?

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    [–] 42 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    The jury — which feasted on sandwiches for lunch Thursday, according to a person familiar with jury lunches — deliberated the charges for several hours Wednesday and Thursday before delivering the verdict.

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    He should now sue to have ICE buy him a gift card to replace the sandwich.

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  • [–] 26 points 8 months ago

    🎶There goes my hero... Watch him as he throws! 🎵

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  • [–] 25 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Every day goes by seeing this in the news and I am reminded of child criminal Brendon Chaney.

    WARNING: This kid is a criminal

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    [–] 24 points 8 months ago

    Soooo... We PAID for this B.S. We paid for the arrest, check the number of uniformed tax-payer funded officers. We paid for the prosecution, we paid for the court, we paid for the jury, we paid and paid AFTER the famously sandwich-indicting Grand Jury wouldn't touch this case.

    Somehow it feels like the DA should be relieved of their duties.

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  • [–] 21 points 8 months ago (3 children)
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    [–] 20 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    A jury of the defendant's peers just said "FUCK YOU!"

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    [–] 18 points 8 months ago*

    Imagine being the cop on the stand talking about the smell of onions and a light stain on his shirt acting like he just came back from 'Nam. Fucking embarrassing.

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  • [–] 18 points 8 months ago

    🎵🎶There goes my gyro

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  • [–] 17 points 8 months ago

    He threw it in protest. He was acquitted.

    You know what to do next time you go to protest!

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  • [–] 17 points 8 months ago

    If the sandwhich don’t fit you must acquit!

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  • [–] 16 points 8 months ago*

    Ahahaha, what a hero

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  • [–] 15 points 8 months ago

    I picture the jury savoring their lunch sandwich and one of them being like, "So... not guilty?". Everyone nods and goes back to working on their sandwich.

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  • [–] 15 points 8 months ago (1 child)
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