A man has been arrested on a charge that he hurled a sandwich at a federal law enforcement official in the nation’s capital amid a surge in law enforcement patrols ordered by the White House, according to a court filing Wednesday.
From another site…
The criminal complaint says Dunn confessed to a DC police officer, “I did it. I threw a sandwich.”
I’m aware of that, the distinction applies where I live too, it’s just that it’s absurd to treat something that amounts to harsh language / name-calling the same as a direct threat of physical violence. Though actually there are analogous rules prohibiting verbal abuse of airline employees, but actual fines for calling a cop a fascist strikes me as exceptionally fragile.
Oh yeah, it shouldn’t apply to the cops at all, but on the other hand if I call someone a fascist it does mean I want to put my fist through their skull, so I understand why those kinds of words can be considered threats when applied to actual public servants.
I’m aware of that, the distinction applies where I live too, it’s just that it’s absurd to treat something that amounts to harsh language / name-calling the same as a direct threat of physical violence. Though actually there are analogous rules prohibiting verbal abuse of airline employees, but actual fines for calling a cop a fascist strikes me as exceptionally fragile.
Oh yeah, it shouldn’t apply to the cops at all, but on the other hand if I call someone a fascist it does mean I want to put my fist through their skull, so I understand why those kinds of words can be considered threats when applied to actual public servants.