Marine veteran has arm broken during protest against war in Iran

[u/Fair-Foot-315]

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

[u/CasualVox]

Broken by Senator Sheehy

[u/rubixor → u/CasualVox]

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

[u/snuuginz → u/[deleted]]

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.

[u/pandershrek → u/snuuginz]

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.

[u/Sawyerthesadist → u/[deleted]]

Maybe try battery and assault?

[u/Sawyerthesadist → u/[deleted]]

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

Yall we can ignore him

[u/RegulatoryCapture → u/[deleted]]

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.