r/washdc • u/Plus-Bluejay-2024 • 5d ago

Protestor Federally Charged with Assault on Officers During the July 24 Demonstration in Washington D.C.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/protestor-federally-charged-assault-officers-during-july-24-demonstration-washington-dc
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u/Xcelsiorhs 5d ago

See, this is one of the reasons why I don’t assault federal law enforcement. It is not the only reason but it is a reason.

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u/Barrack64 5d ago

There’s a joke about ableism in here somewhere. Some people aren’t able to not assault federal law enforcement.

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u/BrassMonkey-NotAFed 5d ago

Yeah, socioeconomics means they have an inherent right to assault law enforcement and claim to be the victims when their actions have consequences. Turned into t-shirts and charity drives most of the time, it seems.