Subway sandwich thrower found not guilty in D.C. jury rebuke

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/06/nx-s1-5600772/trump-justice-federal-surge-subway-sandwich

by geox • 9 months ago

37 27 9 months ago

duxup2• 9 months ago

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.

aprilthird20213• 9 months ago

They wasted our money doing so as well

thisislife2• 9 months ago

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• 9 months ago

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.

pessimizer2• 9 months ago

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?

alphabettsy2• 9 months ago

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-...

duxup2• 9 months ago

This has been a pattern with these petty prosecutions. It seems like video that shows they embellished / lied comes out time and again. A number of protests have had a series of charges dropped when video showed they were lying about the events.

potato37328423• 9 months ago

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.

crtasm• 9 months ago

Dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45841464

josefritzishere• 9 months ago

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.

Subway sandwich thrower found not guilty in D.C. jury rebuke

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