A Marine Corps veteran suffered a broken arm last week after he disrupted a Senate hearing to voice his opposition to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Democracy Now! speaks with the veteran, Brian McGinnis, who is also a Green Party candidate for Senate in North Carolina. McGinnis is critical of U.S. policy in Israel and the Trump administration’s decision to go “full speed ahead with military action” in the Middle East. McGinnis is charged with three counts of assault on police officers and resisting arrest, according to Sellano Simmons, an attorney representing McGinnis.

SELLANO SIMMONS: Yeah. First of all, Amy, thanks for having us.

Brian [McGinnis] is facing four counts, three counts of assault on police officers. There are three individuals named, that are law enforcement. The fourth and final count is resisting arrest. He’s being charged by the United States government in Washington, D.C., Superior Court. And we’re looking forward to having our day in court regarding these matters.

Having watched the video, It’d be hard to call anything he did ‘assault’. Resisting, sure. Resisting tyrrany and genocide especially.

    • chaogomu@lemmy.worldEnglish
      25·
      4 days ago

      The legal definition of assault includes verbal threats.

      Police stretch this into “perceived threats” and then train themselves to be terrified of everything.

    • paranoid@lemmy.world
      23·
      4 days ago

      There is some crazy stat around people who are in jail for years with the only charge being resisting arrest. It’s disgusting

        • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works
          35·
          4 days ago

          A response in the same vein as the classic “I’m just asking questions” to a comment in the same vein as those who claim people suing the government and police after civil rights abuses are “just looking for a payday.”

            • Velma@lemmy.today
              29·
              4 days ago

              I didn’t ask if you were worried, I asked if you thought the people reading your comment are dim enough to not pick up your tone.

              Pretending like you weren’t being negative about this guys’ choice of protest isn’t cute lol

            • dohpaz42@lemmy.worldEnglish
              22·
              4 days ago

              Gee. Maybe it has something to do with calling him a crayon cruncher?

              But what do you care, right?

              It’s not like this society is already overrun with assholes who pretend they’re better than everyone else and for some reason have no problem showing it. 🤷‍♂️

    • ScientifficDoggo@lemmy.zipEnglish
      7·
      4 days ago

      Technically correct, but that tone is a yikes. Don’t think everyone is gonna get the crayon muncher reference…