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minus-squarepohart@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoThis wasn’t nullification. The sandwich throw clearly isn’t assault. No crime was committed here. Clearly the other two were crimes. I’m skeptical they have the right guy for either, but I haven’t seen the evidence and the jury will.
minus-squareThat Weird Vegan she/her@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoI’d argue it was battery. But I don’t know what I’m talking about. Assault is the threat. Battery is the action
This wasn’t nullification. The sandwich throw clearly isn’t assault. No crime was committed here.
Clearly the other two were crimes. I’m skeptical they have the right guy for either, but I haven’t seen the evidence and the jury will.
I’d argue it was battery. But I don’t know what I’m talking about. Assault is the threat. Battery is the action