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Man discovers throwing sandwich at cops significantly more illegal than beating them with flagpoles

Ellsworth Toohey
Aug 14, 2025
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Bludgeon a cop protecting the Capitol on Jan 6 — get a pardon. Throw a sandwich at an officer occupying your city —get a felony. That is the new American justice ledger. Sean Charles Dunn hurled a sub at a CBP agent in D.C. while shouting "Fuck you, fascists!"

For this protest snack, prosecutors dusted off a rarely used federal sta…

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