A man charged with assault for throwing a sandwich at a federal agent calls it an act of protest. Prosecutors are trying to prove that it was a federal crime.
Clearly Trump is trying to make an example of him. A jury trial for a single misdemeanor? Either way, there’s good odds he’ll be financially ruined by the lawyer bill. A trial is a minimum of $15k to start.
This will become an exemplar for We The People to self police going forward.
Edit this comment and don’t call it a grift. Helping people fight fascist is not the same as biggots gifting after losing their job for attending Nazi rallies.
He probably could. IDK what people would do with the extra in that case, but even if they kept it I wouldn’t call it a grift. A grift is basically synonymous with scam. It requires being deceptive of either the purpose of collecting money or in the goods/service being provided.
Clearly Trump is trying to make an example of him. A jury trial for a single misdemeanor? Either way, there’s good odds he’ll be financially ruined by the lawyer bill. A trial is a minimum of $15k to start.
This will become an exemplar for We The People to self police going forward.
If he hasn’t crowd funded his legal expenses it’s because he’s actively choosing not to. He could be grifting this so hard.
Edit this comment and don’t call it a grift. Helping people fight fascist is not the same as biggots gifting after losing their job for attending Nazi rallies.
Is it a grift if you need the money for the stated purpose?
No, I mean he could raise way more than his defense will cost. He’s kind of one of the mythic figures of the resistance.
When the early revolution is recorded to history, we’ll remember such luminaries as the Portland Frog, Polka Dot Lady, and Sandwich Guy.
He probably could. IDK what people would do with the extra in that case, but even if they kept it I wouldn’t call it a grift. A grift is basically synonymous with scam. It requires being deceptive of either the purpose of collecting money or in the goods/service being provided.
Raising funds for self defense isn’t a grift. Do you not know what that word means?
That’s your right. The defendant can choose whether to have a jury or bench trial.
Clearly in this case you want the jury. You want them to look at the ridiculousness of the case and throw it the fuck out regardless of the legality.