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Inside the Sandwich Guy’s Jury Deliberations | Can a flung sandwich cause bodily harm?
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this post was submitted on 13 Nov 2025
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The question isn't whether a flung sandwich can cause bodily harm. It's whether that flung sandwich did cause bodily harm. They do make that clear in the article. The title simply doesn't reflect that.
Also, like they talked about in the article, the evidence didn't match the officer's testimony. He said that the sandwich exploded all over him and got mustard everywhere. But pictures of the sandwich after it landed showed the wrapper still fully covering the sandwich.
The guy who threw the sandwich probably committed some sort of minor crime, but it wasn't the one he was charged with, and it's hard to believe the prosecution when their star witness seems to be lying his ass off.
Sean Dunn was charged with a misdemeanor, which doesn't require injury to the agent. This is the most minor crime possible of federal assault, and the jury acquitted him.
Dunn committed no crime.
far more minor than even the most innocent member of ice has perpetrated.
I almost saw my opening for the frozen sandwich rail gun. One day, I will change the face of the civil defense industry, but today is not that day.