I really wish the Arlington employee would press charges. I understand why they won't, but it's really disturbing that the campaign and the candidate are lying about what happened.
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I wish Arlington would press charges and somehow leave the employee anonymous. I'm sure there's an argument to be made that it, as the employer, has standing.
Regardless of the altercation with the employee, is there no enforcement in that Section 60 rule which prohibits political campaigning? Why even have that if it's not enforced? Seems like this is just enabling a rabid base to be the attack dogs for an unhinged person running for president.
You expect the federal judiciary to take action against Trump?
Does the employee really have to press charges? A federal law was broken and there is ample evidence. Many, if not most laws don't require the victim to press charges.
Prosecutors are generally somewhat accommodating of victim/witness preferences, because being subpoenaed to testify in open court can be intimidating in even low profile cases. And forcing a person to testify against their will generally isn't a good trial strategy for winning cases.
The penalty for filming in Arlington is a fine and up to 6 months in jail. Jail time is very unlikely, and there's no indication of what the fine would/should be, but the bad press would be worse than any financial penalty.
Assault is a more serious crime, but the victim would need to cooperate with the prosecution. I don't know if "press charges" is the correct term, but the victim is afraid of retaliation, so I doubt any of it goes anywhere.
She dropped everything likely because of threats. Look at how they treat witnesses, judges, jurors, and all the families.
"Joe Biden owes the men and women that served in Afghanistan a debt of gratitude and an apology. Donald Trump loves this country and will never forget the sacrifice and bravery of our service members," she added. "Join us in putting him back in the White House."
The pathetic willful ignorance for his love of nothing but himself is old and boring. These people are pathetic.
Trump said Harris made it up and the media doesn't push back on him for saying something blatantly false. This started with the personnel involved reporting it. Harris only commented on the incident well after the fact.
I read the first two words as "Trumpy dumpty". I'm a little disappointed now.
If his movement fails, reach out to me and we’ll collaborate on a parody of the whole poem.