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‘It smelled of onions and mustard,’ Border Patrol officer hit by sandwich in DC testifies (www.cnn.com)

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“He did it. He threw the sandwich.”

That’s how the defense counsel for Sean Dunn, the man who threw a sub-style sandwich at a Border Patrol officer in Washington, DC, this summer began the federal trial against him Tuesday morning.

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[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

But you can’t opt out, you legally must serve.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

True, but there are ways to get out pretty easily.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago

My personal favorite is "the defendant didn't show up". It's worked for me twice now.

[–] RaoulDuke85@fedia.io 3 points 6 hours ago

Just say you hate cops, which is probably true anyway.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 7 points 7 hours ago

I was called up for jury service a few years ago. I was actually really excited to get someone off, but I wasn't even put into a pool.