In altercation with US Senator Tim Sheehy, Marine Corps Veteran McGinnis's arm broken during forced removal after protest
A Marine Corps veteran suffered a broken arm as he was dragged out of a hearing in the US Capitol by police and a senator.
Brian McGinnis called out during a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing in protest of the US attack on Iran.
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Three Capitol Police officers grabbed McGinnis and attempted to drag him out of the room.
The officers were joined by Senator Tim Sheehy, who joined them in trying to pull him away.
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McGinnis, a Greens Party candidate for a Senate seat in North Carolina, has been charged with resisting arrest and three counts of assaulting a police officer.
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Must have missed it in the video
Genuinely no one did anything right in their attempt to remove him from the room. That's actually impressive. We know just punishments will not be meted out without the action of the people.
Sometimes I watch those american police bodycam videos, and somehow in the end the charges often include "assaulting police officers". Since I've never seen it happen in the videos I always wonder if they just add it to the charge list like sprinkles, because charges stack up (meaning more jail time) and also what is the perpetrator going to do about it?
Assault in the legal vernacular basically amounts to any bodily threat or unwanted physical contact. If you pushed their shoulder out of the way that can count as assault. So if the officer wants it throw the book at you, it's not difficult for them to stack shit.
This is precisely why I believe there is literally no justice in America. Any judicial ruling ever made, is worth so much toilet paper. When they can just say whatever they want and charge you with whatever they want, it is impossible to get justice. The entire system is rotten and worthy of contempt.
That is insane. How many people have to be forcibly dragged out of a government chamber before they reconsider what they are doing?
They'll figure it out instantly, if you drag out the right ones.
Exactly. Soon they'll start closing and locking the doors to their meetings, and we'll find out what's going on when the authorities are busting in your front door.
Wow i didn't know they had such high definition cameras in 1940 nazi Germany, they really were ahead of their time. /s
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Traitors.
May they all (except McGinnis, of course) get a visit from Negan and Lucille.
Yes, expect others to do it...
Are you criticizing this person for having not personally taken someone's life
Be the change you want to see. I'm not the one making the wish...
Audience member calls Senator a coward and the Senator calls him "Punk". Wtf lmao.
I believe this is called "supporting the troops."
He was wearing a medal. Anyone know which one it is?
Might have a registered story attached to it?
Bummer how this isn't shocking at all.
Wasn't that long ago we saw a US Senator get beat up by ICE on live tv. A simple GI getting his arm broken is just another Wednesday. And kudos to that pussy-ass senator for attacking a guy getting mobbed by donut eaters.
Also, vote Green. Both Dems and Republicans support this shitty war, as usual.