On the one hand, arresting a man for throwing a sandwich is fucking stupid.
On the other hand, if people start throwing harmless things at armed state security forces, eventually state security forces will mistake a thrown object for a weapon and kill somebody. And since we don’t want that to happen, it’s good to discourage people from throwing harmless things at armed state security forces.
And on the gripping hand, this man was arrested, spent time in jail, lost his job, and has had to pay a lot of money to some expensive lawyers and endure months of fear and uncertainty before being found not guilty, and that’s enough of a punishment to make an example of him and deter a lot of other people from emulating him. So even without a conviction, state security achieved their goal.
On the one hand, arresting a man for throwing a sandwich is fucking stupid.
On the other hand, if people start throwing harmless things at armed state security forces, eventually state security forces will mistake a thrown object for a weapon and kill somebody. And since we don’t want that to happen, it’s good to discourage people from throwing harmless things at armed state security forces.
And on the gripping hand, this man was arrested, spent time in jail, lost his job, and has had to pay a lot of money to some expensive lawyers and endure months of fear and uncertainty before being found not guilty, and that’s enough of a punishment to make an example of him and deter a lot of other people from emulating him. So even without a conviction, state security achieved their goal.
Surely his next step will be to sue them for damages.
The anniversary of Haymarket square is next week
Would be curious if Chicago has a repeat event with ICE in 2025
…but instead of police blaming the massacre on an “anarchist” throwing a bomb, it’s “antifa” throwing footlongs
I think throwing a wrapped onion and mustard sandwich is now a meme and therefore protected under free expression.
They get to throw stun grenades and shoot priests, we get the sandwich thing.
Point for “gripping hand” reference