Felony Charge for Man Who Throws Subway Sandwich at Federal Agent

Only in the US of A! 

Bludgeon a cop protecting the Capitol on Jan 6 – get a pardon. Throw a sandwich at a federal agent occupying your city* – get a felony. That is the new American justice ledger. 

[* US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday, placing the Washington DC police department “under direct federal control” and deploying National Guard troops to the nation’s capital, saying the move is aimed at restoring order in the city].

37-year-old Sean Charles Dunn hurled a foot-long sub at a US Customs and Border Protection agent while shouting "Fuck you, fascists!" 

For this protest snack, prosecutors dusted off a rarely used federal statute and slapped him with felony assault on a federal officer, punishable by up to a year in prison. 

And if that wasn't enough, Attorney General Pam Bondi swiftly fired Dunn – who worked at the Justice Department – and crowed that he epitomizes the "Deep State". 

Meanwhile, many of the rioters who beat, sprayed, and rammed doors into law-enforcement officers on January 06, 2021 have already received pardons from the very president who now wages law-and-order theater in the capital. 

The message: violence against police is negotiable when it serves power; a half-eaten roll with provolone is an existential threat when it challenges it. Crime is politics now, and the punishment depends less on what you did than on whose side you're on.