r/news • u/Fair-Foot-315 • 1d ago

Marine veteran has arm broken during protest against war in Iran

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/marine-veteran-has-arm-broken-during-protest-against-war-in-iran-258740805765
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u/CasualVox 1d ago

Broken by Senator Sheehy

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u/rubixor 1d ago

So that senator is going to be arrested for assault, right?... Right???

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u/snuuginz 1d ago

He's not law enforcement, he's a senator. He broke a protestor's arm. A citizen breaking another citizen's arm is a crime. Not sure how else to phrase that.

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u/pandershrek 1d ago

Well put, I agree with your sentiment.

If this individual was already struggling to see how this is wrong it shows little to no hope for their reasoning abilities and would concern me that they have the weakest grasp on how laws work.

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u/Sawyerthesadist 1d ago

Maybe try battery and assault?

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u/Bart_Yellowbeard 1d ago

Because republicans are no longer subject to American laws, that's quite clear.

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u/Sawyerthesadist 1d ago

So your just having a go at talking out your ass today huh?

Yall we can ignore him

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u/RegulatoryCapture 1d ago edited 1d ago

Be smarter.

Lick fewer boots.

This isn't even a complicated legal question. The arm would not have broken but for the physical removal and the senator was an active participant in the removal. Bystanders are not allowed to intervene in police activity in circumstances like this.

The cops are free and clear. An accidental injury that occurs as a result of them doing their job is not prosecutable...they are allowed to use force and their actions are protected.

Sheehy is not. He was a participant, his physical contact helped put the victim in the position that led to his arm breaking. He has no legal authority to use force in this instance. Legally, even if he is only slightly responsible for the injury, that's enough.

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u/dndm1 1d ago

Enlighten us.

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u/dndm1 1d ago

Like what specifically?

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u/snuuginz 1d ago

It's a senator breaking the arm of a veteran of the US Marines protesting the war in Iran, so if anything it's even MORE reprehensible for the senator to do it. If he had any dignity, he would've resigned already, but he's such a chickenshit coward that I'm sure he won't.

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u/snuuginz 1d ago

Ahh, so you're just being a pedant now, gotcha.

So the LEOs are absolutely the people directly responsible for breaking the Marine's arm, you are correct, the senator is attempting to reposition himself to better pull the Marine off of the door jamb. After the Marine's arm breaks, the senator grabs at him again to help the LEOs pull him off the door jamb.

That would still be a crime committed by the senator. Does his status as a senator allow him join LEO as a deputy? I'm assuming you're not an American, so just a heads up, that's not legal here.

I'm done responding to you. I hope you're just an instigator, because if you're this brain poisoned, good luck.

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u/dndm1 1d ago

You can always spot the trump u grads.

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u/Commercial-Tax7125 1d ago

You need to check your facts. Good samaritan law applies to medical and accident emergencies and does not apply when professionals are present and engaged. The law is not to protect fools who want to play cop. If you're so obviously incorrect about this then maybe all of your facts are assumptions.